planking
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈplæŋkɪŋ/
:
tablones
- During the renovation, they discovered rotting planking beneath the old floorboards.
- hull planking
Examples
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With a sickening, splintering sound, Jo slid through an enormous hole in the planking.
Fiction book (2002) -
The builders used high-quality planking to create a sturdy deck for the house.
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Well, those holes in the planking, for one thing.
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Side by side, talking quietly, they walk the planking into town.
Academic text (1994) -
The wood planking for the elevated promenade was put down.
Fiction book (1995) -
The rooms in the upper stories were made of polished planking suspended on stiff cables.
Fiction book (1999) -
Before noon, we were down in Brownie's, which is a dark old barn built of cedar planking and shakes.
Fiction book (1991) -
But then down at the point, I could see a pile of shattered planking, some of it painted white on one side, bent nails sticking out.
Academic text (2007) -
The Mrtires was certainly a sturdy ship as well: the hull planking was over four inches thick and caulked with lead straps and oakum, an expensive but highly durable solution not described in any written sources.
Academic text (2003) -
Ultimately, his discoveries included mosaic pavements, sculpted bronze animal heads, lead pipes, bricks, nails, and more than 1,300 feet of planking and hull timbers.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
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1.0
A long flat piece of wood used for building or making furniture
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3.1
A barrier of wooden boards that covers and protects a building or window
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2.7
A long flat piece of wood that people walk on in a room
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2.5
Material like wood, tile or carpet that covers a floor
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3.5
Flat boards like wood fixed to a wall to cover or decorate it
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4.3
To cover an outdoor area with boards for walking or sitting
How Covered
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Planking comes from plank, which means 'a long flat piece of wood', so planking is the boards used to cover a surface or the work of fitting those boards together.