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planking

plank·ing
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [plang-king]
    • /ˈplæŋ kɪŋ/
    • /ˈplæŋ.kɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [plang-king]
    • /ˈplæŋ kɪŋ/

Definitions of planking word

  • noun planking a long, flat piece of timber, thicker than a board. 1
  • noun planking lumber in such pieces; planking. 1
  • noun planking something to stand on or to cling to for support. 1
  • noun planking any one of the stated principles or objectives comprising the political platform of a party campaigning for election: They fought for a plank supporting a nuclear freeze. 1
  • verb with object planking to lay, cover, or furnish with planks. 1
  • verb with object planking to bake or broil and serve (steak, fish, chicken, etc.) on a wooden board. 1
See all 14 definitions of planking

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Origin of planking

First appearance:

before 1485
One of the 25% oldest English words
First recorded in 1485-95; plank + -ing1

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Parts of speech for Planking

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Planking

planking popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for planking

noun planking

  • duckboard — a board or boards laid as a track or floor over wet or muddy ground.
Just one Synonym for planking

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Related words

  • clinker-built

    (of a boat or ship) having a hull constructed with each plank overlapping that below

  • binding strake

    a very strong, heavy strake of planking, especially one next to a sheer strake.

  • deck bolt

    a flat-headed bolt for fastening down deck planking.

  • harping

    a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.

  • laid deck

    a wooden deck having planking laid parallel to the sides of the hull so as to follow the curves toward the ends of the vessel.

  • landing strake

    the next strake of planking in an open boat below the sheer strake.
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