the work of covering an area with planks
A series of planks, or strakes, used to form the outer skin of the vessel. In shipbuilding terms, a plank is any wooden element from one and a half to four inches in thickness.
Sheet-wood covering accomplished by glueing thin flat wood strips side by side on a fuselage.
The wood or rubber matting on rail/highway crossings.
a style of baking or broiling meat or fish on a piece of hard wood. Plank also describes a wooden carving or serving platter with grooves that keep juices from spilling; used for serving roasts.
wood boards that cover the frames outside the hull.