planche

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/plɑːnt͡ʃ/US/plænt͡ʃ/

noun

A position where the gymnast is horizontal and face-down, using only the hands as support.

OriginFrench planche →
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Meanings

nounplanche (plural planches)

plural planches

  1. gymnasticsA position where the gymnast is horizontal and face-down, using only the hands as support.

Origin

  1. Frenchplanche“board”
  2. Englishplanche

Borrowed from French planche (“board”). Doublet of phalange, phalanx, planch, plancha, and plank.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 水平支撐 /水平支撑
  • 水平支撐 /水平支撑 (shuǐpíng zhīchēng)position where the gymnast is horizontal and face-down
Finnish nojavaaka
  • nojavaakaposition where the gymnast is horizontal and face-down
French planche
  • plancheposition where the gymnast is horizontal and face-down
Polish deska
  • deskaposition where the gymnast is horizontal and face-down
Spanish plancha
  • planchaposition where the gymnast is horizontal and face-down
Turkish planche
  • plancheposition where the gymnast is horizontal and face-down

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with planche

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Cite this entry
APA

planche. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planche

MLA

“planche.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planche. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “planche,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planche.

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