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planking

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planking [′plaŋk·iŋ]
(naval architecture)
The wood decks and outside planks in wood or composite ships.
planking
1. A flooring surface or covering made of planks.
2. The laying of planks.
3.See decking.
4. In log cabin construction, a term occasionally applied to logs that have been hewn only on two opposite sides.
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It did not appear to be the duty of these two men to know what was occurring at the center of the bridge; they merely blockaded the two ends of the foot planking that traversed it.
An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
Its light struck a ghostly white beam across my cabin, and made an ominous shape on the planking by my bunk.
The Island of Doctor Moreau by Wells, H.G. View in context
A whole fleet of copper-bottomed barques, as strong in rib and planking, as well-found in gear, as ever was sent upon the seas, manned by hardy crews and commanded by young masters, was engaged in that now long defunct trade.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
 
 
 
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