/ Dictionary / Index T tin plate: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: tin' plate" Pronunciation: [key] thin iron or steel sheet coated with tin. Also called tin-plate Pronunciation: (tin'plāt"), [key] — -plat•ed, -plat•ing. to coat (iron or steel sheet) with tin. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: tinplate (Thesaurus) tin pest tin-pot Related Content Daily Word Quiz: wizened Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language