plank
A long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thickA long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick.: A flat piece of wood on which to cook fish, so that the wood provides flavor and helps to produce a pleasing texture.
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Translations
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Examples
24 sentencesThe plank froze to the ground.
ruДоска примёрзла к земле. — odexed
He hammered nails into the plank.
ruОн вбил в доску гвозди. — marafon
deEr schlug Nägel in das Brett. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I'm as thick as a plank.
deIch bin dumm wie Bohnenstroh. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Meaning
7 sensesA long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick.
A flat piece of wood on which to cook fish, so that the wood provides flavor and helps to produce a pleasing texture.
A dish called "plank salmon" likely includes a salmon filet cooked on a plank.
Physical exercise in which one holds a position (usually with a flat back, like a plank) for a measured length of time.
пла́нкаplánka
(figuratively)A political issue that is of concern to a faction or a party of the people and the political position that is taken on that issue.
Germanization was a central plank of German conservative thinking in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Schwerpunkt
пункт програ́ммыpunkt prográmmy
More meanings 4
A long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick.
A solid and substantial portion of an ingredient with a flat side, cooked and served whole.
That dish is served with a plank of cauliflower.
An object made of planks; planking.
That which supports or upholds.
(UK, slang)A stupid person, idiot.
- a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
- an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party
Origin
From Middle English plank, planke, borrowed from Old French planke, Old Northern French plFrom Middle English plank, planke, borrowed from Old French planke, Old Northern French planque (compare French planche, from Old French planche), from Vulgar Latin planca, from palanca, from Latin phalanga. The Latin term derives from the Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx), so it is thus a doublet of phalange and phalanx. Compare also the doublets planch, planche, and plancha, borrowed later from Middle French, Modern French, and Spanish, respectively.
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Forms
plural: planksSynonyms
131 synonyms- a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes:board
Word family
25 related wordsSee also
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