Plank (wood)
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A plank is timber that is flat, elongated, and rectangular with parallel faces that are higher and longer than wide. Used primarily in carpentry, planks are critical in the construction of ships, hous
A plank used in the repair of a ship
Cutting a log into planks in a sawmill
Plank boardwalk, Dufferin Terrace, Quebec City, Canada
Plank footbridge, Thailand
House
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A house is a residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heati
Plank (wood)
…rectangular with parallel faces that are higher and longer than wide. Used primarily in carpentry, planks are critical in the construction of ships, houses, bridges, and many other structures. Planks also serve as supports to form shelves and tables. Usually made from timber, sawed so that the grain runs…
Example of an early Victorian "Gingerbread House" in Connecticut, United States, built in 1855
Birdhouse made to look like a human domicile
Scale models of some Ancient Egyptian house, in the Louvre
Minoan house model, c. 1700–1675 BC, terracotta, in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum (Heraklion, Greece)