noun

plank

PLANK/plæŋk/

A long flat piece of sawn wood.

A long wooden plank rests across two sawhorses, showing its grain.

A long, flat wooden plank resting diagonally across two simple construction sawhorses, with its broad face, narrow thickness, squared ends and natural wood grain clearly visible.

Etymology

The earlier “broad slab or board” sense survives directly in the timber used for building. Its further connection with Latin plancus, “flat, flat-footed,” is probable rather than certain.

In context

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I sketched out the shape, saw it from a plank, and immediately made enough noise

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More examples

We replace a rotten plank in the porch floor.
She sands the plank before painting it.
Three wide planks form the top of the table.

Forms

plank · planks

planking noun — Boards laid together to form a surface.

Similar words

board: A broader term for flat wood, often thinner than a plank.
timber: A large piece of construction wood, not necessarily flat.