Vocabulary
Plank
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
Along thin or flat piece of timber used especially in building and flooring
Urdu meaning
تختہ بندی، عمارتی لکڑی کا ٹکڑا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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The engagements in the EU only served to underscore this reality.Everybody laid the emphasis on GSP-Plus as the central plank of the EU`s relationship with Pakistan.
Dawn Editorials —
Pakistan, seen from Europe
— 2025-10-09
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The starting point for the solar power revolution was probably the presidency of Barack Obama, who made it a central plank of his campaignin2008tospuralongtheburgeoningrevolution in renewable energy.
Dawn Editorials —
A world in change
— 2025-07-10
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How the agency exploited the talents of American musicians to use in the murder plot forms a key plank of the film.
Dawn Editorials —
Kunal Kamra`s lonely furrow
— 2025-04-08
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Kashmir: As much as Kashmir is a central plank of state ideology, mainstreamPakistan is unaware of the contradictions in how the state conducts itself there.
Dawn Editorials —
National question
— 2025-03-14
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The other plank of this strategy should be the creation of an environment where businesses are not worried about sudden policy changes or massive regulatory burdens, and where local and foreign investors are treated equally.
Dawn Editorials —
Economic plan?
— 2024-12-15
Synonyms
Lumber, Platform, Slab
Antonyms
Rise, Ascend, Clock out
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