plank
noun
a long, flat piece of timber, thicker than a board.
Example Sentences
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Common examples include wall squats, planks, and handgrip exercises.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
As teams drag mattresses and wooden planks onto the truck, they tell a similarly frustrated story.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
"Parents came from all over looking for their children. That's when I saw a huge fire engulfing our school built of wooden planks," he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
During a typical session, he does supersets of barbell hip thrusts, planks and walking lunges with 30-pound dumbbells.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
They were little more than planks of unfinished lumber, with cots jammed into each corner and trunks at the end of them.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
