English Dictionary

GARBOARD PLANK

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

 Dictionary entry overview: What does garboard plank mean? 

GARBOARD PLANK (noun)
  The noun GARBOARD PLANK has 1 sense:

1. the first wale laid next to the keel of a wooden shipplay

  Familiarity information: GARBOARD PLANK used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GARBOARD PLANK (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The first wale laid next to the keel of a wooden ship

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

garboard; garboard plank; garboard strake

Hypernyms ("garboard plank" is a kind of...):

strake; wale (thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship)


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely." (English proverb)

"Any new saint-to-be has his miracles to make" (Breton proverb)

"Life will show you what you did not know." (Arabic proverb)

"Have faith and God will provide." (Corsican proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact