🇬🇧🇪🇸 plank - tablón : English Lesson

Meaning of "plank" ("tablón"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A plank is a long, straight, flat piece of wood that is strong and sturdy, like the kind you use to make a floor, a bridge, or a pirate ship walkway.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

We tried to see how many kids could stand on one plank, and we discovered the answer is: one fewer than we put on it.

We put a plank on a log and made a seesaw, and then learned that Dad is much heavier than he claims.

The dog carried a plank wider than the doorway and couldn’t understand why he couldn’t fit through.

The wind blew, the plank wobbled, and that’s how my brilliant plan to look cool in front of everyone completely failed.

Dad said, "Don’t jump on that plank," so of course I did, and now we have two planks.

She saw a plank spanning the stream, a long plank worn but strong. A child shivered; she placed a second plank beside it, then leaned a third plank for a handrail. The child stepped across the plank slowly, gripped the handrail, and burst into giggles on the far bank, relieved.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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