planking
planking
Definition
plank·ing (plaŋk′iŋ)
noun
- the act of laying planks
- planks in quantity
- the planks of a structure
planking
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- raise: One step down from the tower to a decorated tile floor; benches on raised wooden planking.
- fasten: The Celtic tradition of carvel built flat bottomed boats with planking fastened to floors was not the only one in Europe.
- remove: Some sections had seen the planking totally removed and we had to gingerly shuffle over iron supports to stay out of deeper water.
- see: We walked quickly to the place where the vertical shaft swallowed the ground, and I was relieved to see the planking still intact.
- cover: In bare feet and mud covered planking, the walk ways were impossible to navigate, the prisoners had to wade through the swamps.
Adjective modifier
- wooden: Wooden planking has been provided here to carry the path over a boggy bit to gain the slipway up the bank to the road.
- rotten: Reaching the hotel across slippery logs and rotten planking was reminiscent of the Krypton Factor, particularly carrying all our baggage.
- new: Glenway effectively sank on the blocks, and inbetween the tides new planking was attached and she was re-floated seven months later.
- inner: Stringers, ceiling planking and small filler boards attached to the frames by wooden treenails made up the inner hull planking.
- internal: The internal planking was installed on the fitting side of the coach at the toilet end.
- original: Her plywood hull was made around 1958-60 when plywood took over from the original planking.
Preposition: on
- side: A closer view of the planking on this side of the coach with a few lengths on timber in place.
- frame: She is constructed from mahogany planking on oak frames.
- oak: The hull is pitch pine strip planking on oak and completely sound - wonderful wood, pitch pine.
Noun used with modifier
- carvel: The vessel is lightly built with carvel planking, all visible fastenings are treenails.
- clinker: Iron nails held the clinker planking of the hull together.
- hull: Fortunately the hull planking was in better condition than we expected.
- deck: Rather just a few pieces of deck planking with an old rudder stuck on the end.
- timber: Old records and plans show the house is build on piles, assumed to be timber, with a timber crown tree planking.
- pine: The hull is pitch pine strip planking on oak and completely sound - wonderful wood, pitch pine.
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