planking

/plæŋkɪŋ/
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Other forms: plankings

Definitions of planking
  1. noun
    planks collectively; a quantity of planks
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    type of:
    lumber, timber
    the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
  2. noun
    (nautical) a covering or flooring constructed of planks (as on a ship)
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    type of:
    covering
    an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)
  3. noun
    the work of covering an area with planks
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    type of:
    manual labor, manual labour
    labor done with the hands
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