Meanings of platelike in English

Then Jack saw that they were not feet-theman was walking on huge platelike constructions, the Blasted Lands equivalent of snowshoes.

The engines of the three refit stations flared to life and the platelike ships moved toward the path of the flaming vapor.

Exercise alone caused a significant increase in trabecular bone volume with adaptation to a more platelike structure, which was inhibited with PTH(7-34) during exercise.