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stop plank

stop plank noun: any of a set of planks used to form a sort of dam in certain hydraulic works, particularly in canals as a temporary measure following a major leak.

Noun

stop plank (plural stop planks)

  1. Any of a set of planks used to form a sort of dam in certain hydraulic works, particularly in canals as a temporary measure following a major leak.

Forms of stop plank

pluralstop planks

Questions about stop plank

What does stop plank mean?
Stop plank means any of a set of planks used to form a sort of dam in certain hydraulic works, particularly in canals as a temporary measure following a major leak.
What part of speech is stop plank?
Stop plank is a noun.
What is the plural of stop plank?
The plural of stop plank is stop planks.

Words near stop plank in the dictionary

  1. stop orders
  2. stop out
  3. stop over
  4. stop payment
  5. stop payments
  6. stop plank
  7. stop planks
  8. stop press
  9. stop set
  10. stop sets
  11. stop short

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