gangplank
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of gangplank
Example Sentences
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Jack said he watched me until my feet disappeared over the gangplank …
From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2023
One outside Fort Worth built a gangplank 22 feet above an arcade floor — walk it if you dare.
From New York Times • May 31, 2023
As the Canberra repatriated the PoWs to Puerto Madryn - the Welsh-speaking enclave of Argentina - in July 1982, a Navy photographer captured Irfon and Giorgio sharing a heartfelt goodbye handshake on the gangplank.
From BBC • Jan. 2, 2022
In a way, Harry and Meghan have done them a favor by jumping ship, rather than being asked to walk the gangplank.
From Salon • Nov. 4, 2021
The gangplank descended with a creak and a thud.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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