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plank-sheer

plank-sheer noun: the course of plank laid horizontally over the timberheads of a vessel's frame.

Noun

plank-sheer (plural plank-sheers)

  1. (archaic) The course of plank laid horizontally over the timberheads of a vessel's frame.

Forms of plank-sheer

pluralplank-sheers

Questions about plank-sheer

What does plank-sheer mean?
Plank-sheer means the course of plank laid horizontally over the timberheads of a vessel's frame.
What part of speech is plank-sheer?
Plank-sheer is a noun.
What is the plural of plank-sheer?
The plural of plank-sheer is plank-sheers.

Words near plank-sheer in the dictionary

  1. plank root
  2. plank roots
  3. plank spanker
  4. plank spankers
  5. plank up
  6. plank-sheer
  7. plank-sheers
  8. plankage
  9. plankboard
  10. plankboards
  11. planked

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