: the act or process of covering or fitting with planks
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: a quantity of planks
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Five minutes of straight planking probably sounds intense, but this routine incorporates a different variation every 30 seconds, which lessens the intimidation factor and also gives certain muscles a breather while others take on more work.—Jenny McCoy, Outside, 23 Mar. 2026 As a result, regular planking can help with everything from everyday activities to sports performance, said Or Artzi, CPT, a lead group fitness instructor at Equinox and creator of the fitness platform Orriors.—Danielle Zickl, Health, 30 Oct. 2025 In another instance, the museum spotlights a story about an unplanned sinking of the Orca, when a production boat that was pulling the onscreen boat went too fast and yanked out the Orca’s planking.—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025 Wreck 5 was built using a method known as caravel planking, where planks are placed end to end without overlapping, archaeologist and project leader Håkan Altrock said in the release.—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for planking