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plank roads

plank roads is the plural of plank road.

Meaning of plank road

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.

Questions about plank roads

What is plank roads the plural of?
Plank roads is the plural of plank road.

Words near plank roads in the dictionary

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

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