Decking

//ˈdɛkɪŋ// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The material from which a deck is made. countable, uncountable

    "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."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of deck form-of, gerund, participle, present

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accouteraceadornadornaeroplaneairplane

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"The ancient Teutons celebrated the season by decking a fir tree, for they thought of the sun, riding higher and higher in the heavens, as the spreading and blossoming of a great tree."

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