the work of covering an area with planks (nautical) a covering or flooring constructed of planks (as on a ship) planks collectively; a quantity of planks
Planking is wood that has been cut into long flat pieces. It is used especially to make floors. wood that has been cut into planks, especially when it is used to make a floor, bridge, or fence
A wooden strip that was fitted front-to-back down the middle of the underside of all cars in the mid-1990s to check that cars were not being run too close to the track surface, something that was indicated if the wood was worn away
1 A broad board, usually more than 1 inch thick, laid with its wide dimension horizontal and used as a bearing surface 2 A piece of lumber 2 inches or more but less than 4 inches thick and 8 inches or more wide
an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party cook and serve on a plank; "Planked vegetable"; "Planked shad" cover with planks; "The streets were planked" set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa
The main plank of a particular group or political party is the main principle on which it bases its policy, or its main aim. Encouraging people to shop locally is a central plank of his environment policy