Home › Words › P › planchplanch/plɑːnt͡ʃ/planch means A plank.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, planch ranks #2,586 of 42,762 for Qualifying.planch is pronounced /plɑːnt͡ʃ/.EtymologyBorrowed from Middle French planche (“a board, plank”). See plank. Doublet of phalanx, phalange, plancha, planche, and plank.nounA plank.e.g.“They went ouer planches, where they were cut off from the way.” — 1583, T. Stocker, Tragicall historie of the troubles and civile warres of the lowe Countries:verbTo make or cover with planks or boards.e.g.“To that vineyard is a planched gate.” — c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount,Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).