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hub plank

hub plank noun: a horizontal plank attached along the truss of a highway bridge, at the height of a wagon wheel hub, to prevent the wheels from hitting the truss.

Noun

hub plank (plural hub planks)

  1. (historical) A horizontal plank attached along the truss of a highway bridge, at the height of a wagon wheel hub, to prevent the wheels from hitting the truss.

Forms of hub plank

pluralhub planks

Questions about hub plank

What does hub plank mean?
Hub plank means a horizontal plank attached along the truss of a highway bridge, at the height of a wagon wheel hub, to prevent the wheels from hitting the truss.
What part of speech is hub plank?
Hub plank is a noun.
What is the plural of hub plank?
The plural of hub plank is hub planks.

Words near hub plank in the dictionary

  1. Huazhou
  2. hub
  3. hub cap
  4. hub caps
  5. Hub City
  6. hub plank
  7. hub planks
  8. hub world
  9. hub worlds
  10. hub-and-spoke
  11. hub-bub

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