Example sentences from the Web for plank-sheer

Such are the wales, the plank-sheer, the garboard-strakes, and the like.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
Her plank-sheer amidships was awash, and the water rolling in a green body from starboard to port and back again.
The Grain Ship|Morgan Robertson
As Spike uttered this order, his foot was on the plank-sheer of the bulwarks, in the act of passing to the wharf again.
Jack Tier or The Florida Reef|James Fenimore Cooper
As for Spike, he sat down on the plank-sheer where he had stood, and remained there ruminating intently for two or three minutes.
Jack Tier or The Florida Reef|James Fenimore Cooper

plank-sheer

noun

nautical a plank or timber covering the upper ends of the frames of a wooden vessel

Word Origin for plank-sheer

C14 plancher, from Old French planchier, from planche plank, from Latin planca; spelling influenced by plank 1, sheer 1

Words nearby plank-sheer

planish, planisphere, plank, plank floor, planking, plank-sheer, plankter, plankton, planned, planned economy, planned obsolescence

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单词	plank-sheer
释义	Example sentences from the Web for plank-sheer Such are the wales, the plank-sheer, the garboard-strakes, and the like. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth Her plank-sheer amidships was awash, and the water rolling in a green body from starboard to port and back again. The Grain Ship\|Morgan Robertson As Spike uttered this order, his foot was on the plank-sheer of the bulwarks, in the act of passing to the wharf again. Jack Tier or The Florida Reef\|James Fenimore Cooper As for Spike, he sat down on the plank-sheer where he had stood, and remained there ruminating intently for two or three minutes. Jack Tier or The Florida Reef\|James Fenimore Cooper plank-sheer noun nautical a plank or timber covering the upper ends of the frames of a wooden vessel Word Origin for plank-sheer C14 plancher, from Old French planchier, from planche plank, from Latin planca; spelling influenced by plank 1, sheer 1 Words nearby plank-sheer planish, planisphere, plank, plank floor, planking, plank-sheer, plankter, plankton, planned, planned economy, planned obsolescence Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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