a piece of metal, leather, etc, attached to the sole of a shoe to prevent wear or slipping
a short length of angle iron used as a bracket
any of the main cleavage planes in a coal seam
metal piece fastened to a surface to give support or prevent slipping
CLEAT, to strengthen with a strip of wood or iron [v]
a small triangular-shaped nail used in glazing
to secure (a line) on a cleat
a wedge-shaped block, usually of wood, attached to a structure to act as a support
a device consisting of two hornlike prongs projecting horizontally in opposite directions from a central base, used for securing lines on vessels, wharves, etc