decking
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈdɛkɪŋ/
:
tarima
- After adding the composite decking, the patio became a favorite spot for family barbecues.
- composite decking
- wood decking
- teak decking
Examples
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The diesel had rumbled solidly beneath the cypress decking as my father and I found our sea legs and the mate set out the lines.
Fiction book (1998) -
The alderman required the use of CCA lumber for all outdoor decking and sills.
Academic text (2001) -
His fingers slipped off the metal decking, and he dropped toward the river fifty meters below.
Fiction book (1992) -
There, too close to it, dangling from the wooden decking, was a small boy.
Fiction book (1992) -
I would recommend their services to anyone seeking to put in a pool, decking, and landscaping.
Blog text (13) -
Boomerang's long hands wrapped around the edge of the decking.
Fiction book (2001) -
More surprisingly, the new "shovel-ready" road work includes bridges with decking plans for light rail.
Blog text (33) -
A piece of teak decking material drilled for cribbage pegs was part of the tradition.
Fiction book (1991) -
Nil Spaar turned away from the tracking display and crossed the bridge to where Commander Paret lay on the decking.
Fiction book (1998) -
We installed new decking around the swimming pool for better seating and walking space.
Synonyms
808
1.3
A flat wooden platform outside a house for sitting or walking
78
3.4
A wooden path along a beach or by the water where people walk
27
2.5
Material like wood, tile or carpet that covers a floor
1
4.1
A surface or structure made of wooden boards
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Morphology
Etymology
Decking comes from an old Dutch word dek meaning 'cover', a word sailors used for the flat floor on a ship. So decking is the boards that 'cover' your backyard or patio to make a flat outdoor floor.