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

Bee was built using age-old clinker planking techniques for a co-operative of crofters from Stroma which sits between Orkney and the mainland.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2025

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

The barn was nothing but a jumble of ash and planking.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss