Definition of "duckboard" []

• A board or boardwalk laid across wet or muddy ground or flooring. (noun)

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• "The old army quartermaster in charge of the warehouses feared he would be court-martialed after the war if all the duckboard could not be accounted for."
• "He even helped a young soldier with his load, picking up one end of a heavy slab of duckboard and hauling it through the inevitable drizzling mist."
• "Butler decided that the duckboard would make excellent sidewalks for his sloshy camp."