"plank road" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: plank roads [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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. Categories (topical): Roads, Timber industry Related terms: logging road (english: a road to facilitate logging activity) Coordinate_terms (thoroughfare paved with wood): boardwalk, duckboards, corduroy road
    Sense id: en-plank_road-en-noun-F1Giv71C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments

Inflected forms

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