plank
noun
a long, flat piece of timber, thicker than a board.
Example Sentences
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Hewing is the ancient art of cutting logs into beams or planks for timber frames.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
In the beginning, Peck says it was easy to find trees and hire a mobile sawmill to cut them into planks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
For the Tanglewood strategist, though, most of the planks in the investment rationale remain intact.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 27, 2026
Hence, an episode interwoven with his anti-war, anti-nuke and anti-corporate profiteering planks also enabled him to criticize broadcast media’s lack of inclusion.
From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2026
We pulled down on the top end of the planks.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
