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单词 duckboard
释义

Definition of duckboard in English:

duckboard

noun ˈdʌkbɔːdˈdəkbɔrd
usually duckboards
  • A board consisting of a number of wooden slats joined together, placed so as to form a path over muddy ground or in a trench.

    he spread a tarpaulin over the duckboards
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Indeed, Mr Tytherleigh did report on the condition of the duckboards and recommended their general replacement, yet made no mention of the danger or difficulty to him of removing them.
    • The descent was on a good track, past a nice farmstead, then a path through tufted grasses and a precipitous stretch right by the river that's made easy by very well engineered duckboards.
    • My first sight of a trench was of two greasy clay walls with a parapet on the top and duckboards on the bottom.
    • As though in sympathy, the path becomes boggier, and it eventually deteriorates to such a point that Forest Enterprise have put down some wooden duckboards.
    • A trail of wooden duckboards led from Alma Road to the body, so as not to disturb any evidence.
    • A sump was dug in the bottom of each trench to accommodate water, and duckboards covered the sump.
    • However, all these surfaces were covered with timber-framed duckboards and this limited the general surface inspection although sections of boarding were lifted - where possible and safe in order to identify the covering material.
    • The troops are staying in tents, on duckboards, and eating field fresh rations.
    • On a good day, the water in the trench bottom came to the tops of your boots; more typically it reached your knees or beyond, despite a double depth of duckboards laid somewhere in the depths of the mud.
    • We deposited Paddy on the duckboards.

Rhymes

buckboard
 
 

Definition of duckboard in US English:

duckboard

nounˈdəkbɔrdˈdəkbôrd
usually duckboards
  • A board consisting of a number of wooden slats joined together, placed so as to form a path over muddy ground or in a trench.

    he spread a tarpaulin over the duckboards
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The descent was on a good track, past a nice farmstead, then a path through tufted grasses and a precipitous stretch right by the river that's made easy by very well engineered duckboards.
    • However, all these surfaces were covered with timber-framed duckboards and this limited the general surface inspection although sections of boarding were lifted - where possible and safe in order to identify the covering material.
    • A sump was dug in the bottom of each trench to accommodate water, and duckboards covered the sump.
    • Indeed, Mr Tytherleigh did report on the condition of the duckboards and recommended their general replacement, yet made no mention of the danger or difficulty to him of removing them.
    • As though in sympathy, the path becomes boggier, and it eventually deteriorates to such a point that Forest Enterprise have put down some wooden duckboards.
    • My first sight of a trench was of two greasy clay walls with a parapet on the top and duckboards on the bottom.
    • On a good day, the water in the trench bottom came to the tops of your boots; more typically it reached your knees or beyond, despite a double depth of duckboards laid somewhere in the depths of the mud.
    • A trail of wooden duckboards led from Alma Road to the body, so as not to disturb any evidence.
    • The troops are staying in tents, on duckboards, and eating field fresh rations.
    • We deposited Paddy on the duckboards.
 
 
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