noun
planking (on a wooden ship)
Refers to the wooden planks forming the hull or deck of a traditional wooden boat. A specialized nautical term.
船大工が船棚を一枚ずつ張っていく。
The shipwright attaches the planking one board at a time.
古い和船の船棚は、釘を使わずに組み立てられていた。
The planking of old Japanese wooden boats was assembled without using nails.
Compound of 船 (funa, 'boat') and 棚 (dana, 'shelf' or 'board'). The term likely arose from the resemblance of hull planks to shelves or layered boards.