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decking

'dekiŋ3 senses · 1041 ms
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noun/ˈdɛkɪŋ/
  1. 1

    A piece of deckwork; a deck.countableuncountable

    • In 1946, several of the heavy flagstones, which form the decking of the viaduct, were replaced or reseated, and manholes were provided in the decking, to facilitate access to the inner walls.
    • Four or five feet of the stern was decked in and through this decking protruded a short post called the loggerhead, used for checking the whale line.
  2. 2

    The material from which a deck is made.countableuncountable

verb/ˈdɛkɪŋ/
  1. 1

    present participle and gerund of deckform-ofgerundparticiple

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