Those are ground on a table-like plate.

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The ocean overlaps one end of the plank and the other end is fixed to the ground (the interior of the tectonic plate).

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The new watches were a declaration of national pride: They were unmistakably German, from the extreme attention to detail--the flawless Saxon plate design and the luxuriantly perfect dial work--to the parade-ground reserve of the face itself.

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The solution: They cut a groove in the sole plate of his shoe and inserted a flexible pad, better to keep his feet on the ground.

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