gangplank
[gang-plangk]
- a flat plank or small, movable, bridgelike structure for use by persons boarding or leaving a ship at a pier.
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Origin of gangplank
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Related Words for gangplank
overpass, link, platform, corridor, passageway, walkway, gangplank, catwalk, span, extension, scaffold, viaduct, pontoon, trestle, connection, branch, tie, transit, arch, wingExamples from the Web for gangplank
Contemporary Examples of gangplank
Adam Senatori remembers that long, cold walk down the gangplank.
How Airline Pilot and Instagram Star Adam Senatori Gets Perspective from 1,400 FeetOliver Jones
October 13, 2014
Historical Examples of gangplank
Here all hands crowded over the gangplank and into the stores.
A Woman who went to AlaskaMay Kellogg Sullivan
Mr. Rover met the newcomers at the gangplank and made them welcome.
The Rover Boys on Treasure IsleEdward Stratemeyer (AKA Arthur M. Winfield)
Just before the gangplank was drawn in, two persons hastily crossed it.
The Young AdventurerHoratio Alger
Soon they were all on board, the gangplank drawn in, and the ship started.
Marjorie's Busy DaysCarolyn Wells
Well, when ye haul in the gangplank, so to speak, I'll be aboard!
Tom Swift and His Giant TelescopeVictor Appleton
gangplank
gangway
- nautical a portable bridge for boarding and leaving a vessel at dockside
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Word Origin and History for gangplank
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