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plank road

plank road noun: a road paved with planks (or puncheons that resemble planks from above): sometimes (especially in previous centuries) an economically viable way to build a road passable by heavy wagons, large coaches, or motor trucks.

Noun

plank road (plural plank roads)

  1. A road paved with planks (or puncheons that resemble planks from above): sometimes (especially in previous centuries) an economically viable way to build a road passable by heavy wagons, large coaches, or motor trucks.

Forms of plank road

pluralplank roads

Questions about plank road

What does plank road mean?
Plank road means a road paved with planks (or puncheons that resemble planks from above): sometimes (especially in previous centuries) an economically viable way to build a road passable by heavy wagons, large coaches, or motor trucks.
What part of speech is plank road?
Plank road is a noun.
What is the plural of plank road?
The plural of plank road is plank roads.

Words near plank road in the dictionary

  1. plank down
  2. plank house
  3. plank houses
  4. plank owner
  5. plank owners
  6. plank road
  7. plank roads
  8. plank root
  9. plank roots
  10. plank spanker
  11. plank spankers

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