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gangplank

[ gang-plangk ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a flat plank or small, movable, bridgelike structure for use by persons boarding or leaving a ship at a pier.

gangplank

/ ˈɡæŋˌplæŋk /

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; gang ¹ + plank

Adam Senatori remembers that long, cold walk down the gangplank.

She stood at the base of the ship's gangplank, against what sun still washed the horizon.

The gangplank swung out as I stepped on the deck, the air shrilling with the chirp of whistles and the creak of pulleys.

As soon as the gangplank was run out, Mr. James boarded the vessel, and coming up to them introduced himself.

I wonder if your Dr. Morgan saw Hans' footprint on the gangplank or the print of his thumb in a booking-office, or what.

A slender young man in a green jacket and cream-colored slacks was standing near the foot of the gangplank.

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