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plankway

plankway noun: a walkway consisting of a series of planks.

Noun

plankway (plural plankways)

  1. A walkway consisting of a series of planks.
    • Unlike other farms, theirs exists in a dim, tidal underworld: barnacle- and starfish-covered pilings hold up a few narrow wooden plankways for the abalone harvesters.2009 August 2, Christine Muhlke, “Kelp Wanted”, in New York Times

Forms of plankway

pluralplankways

Origin of plankway

From plank + way.

Questions about plankway

What does plankway mean?
Plankway means a walkway consisting of a series of planks.
What part of speech is plankway?
Plankway is a noun.
What is the plural of plankway?
The plural of plankway is plankways.

Words near plankway in the dictionary

  1. planktophytes
  2. planktotroph
  3. planktotrophic
  4. planktotrophs
  5. planktotrophy
  6. plankway
  7. plankways
  8. plankwise
  9. planky
  10. planless
  11. planlessly

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