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• plank — [plæŋk] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old North French; Origin: planke, from Latin planca, from plancus flat ] 1.) a long narrow piece of wooden board, used especially for making structures to walk on ▪ a long plank of wood ▪ a bridge made of planks 2.)… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• plank — (n.) c.1200, from O.N.Fr. planke (O.Fr. planche) plank, slab, little wooden bridge, from L.L. planca broad slab, board, related to phalanga pole to carry burdens, from Gk. phalange (see PHALANX (Cf. phalanx)). Technically, timber sawed to measure …   Etymology dictionary

• Bridge 6, Erie Canal — Geobox|Bridge name = Bridge 6 other name = Crescent Bridge category = Bridge image caption = country = United States country state = New York state region type = Counties region = Albany, Saratoga municipality = parent typed = Road road = road… …   Wikipedia

• plank — noun (C) 1 a long narrow, usually heavy piece of wooden board, used especially for making structures to walk on: a small bridge made of planks 2 plank of an argument/agenda/programme etc one of the main features or principles of an argument etc:… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• bridge —   Uapo, pao, hūlili;    ♦ wooden bridge, ala holo papa;    ♦ plank bridge, alahaka, kaulanahaka.    ♦ Bridge of nose, pou iwi.    ♦ Bridge for false teeth, papa niho …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

• Cogan House Covered Bridge — Coordinates: 41°23′54″N 77°12′03″W / 41.39833°N 77.20083°W / 41.39833; 77.20083 …   Wikipedia

• Paterson Plank Road — is a road that runs through Passaic, Bergen and Hudson Counties in northeastern New Jersey originally lain in the colonial era. The route, connecting the city Paterson and the Hudson River waterfront, still exists. It has largely been superseded… …   Wikipedia

• Hackensack Plank Road — On Shippen Street off of Hackensack Plank Road. The Hackensack Plank Road was a major artery which connected the cities of Hoboken and Hackensack, New Jersey Like its cousin routes, the Newark Plank Road and Paterson Plank Road, it travelled over …   Wikipedia

• Newark Plank Road — The Newark Plank Road was a major 19th century artery between New Jersey s Hudson Waterfront and the burgeoning city of Newark, further inland across the New Jersey Meadows. As its name suggests, a plank road was constructed of wooden planks laid …   Wikipedia

• Owl Creek Bridge (radio) — “Owl Creek Bridge” is a radio program from the American radio anthology series Radio Tales. The anthology series adapted classic works of American and world literature for the radio. The series was a recipient of numerous awards, including four… …   Wikipedia

• Georgia-Florida Plank Road Company — The Georgia Florida Plank Road Company was 1 of 5 such roads authorized by the Florida legislature in 1850 but this was the only one built. Joseph Chaires and Green Chaires, plantation owners, were granted a charter for the plank road company.… …   Wikipedia