planking

American  

[plang-king] / ˈplæŋ kɪŋ /

noun

1. planks collectively, as in a floor.

2. the act of laying or covering with planks.

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planking British  

/ ˈplæŋkɪŋ /

noun

1. a number of planks

2. the act of covering or furnishing with planks

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Etymology

Origin of planking

First recorded in 1485–95; plank + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

A large layer of planking is missing from the vessel's interior, which indicates the remains have been buried in sand since the 1630s, according to the National Trust.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

The pangrams from yesterday’s Spelling Bee were painkilling and planking.

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2023

What they brought was a piece of brick that was likely part of the ship’s steam boiler, and planking from its hull.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2022

“Swift decisive action at that point was the difference between planking the curve and a runaway epidemic,” Hayhoe said.

From Washington Post • Aug. 21, 2020

After the scaffolding was up, I observed them putting wooden planking on all four sides of the obelisk.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman