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gangplank

[ gang-plangk ]

noun

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


gangplank

/ ˈɡæŋˌ±è±ôæŋ°ì /

noun

  1. nautical a portable bridge for boarding and leaving a vessel at dockside
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Origin of gangplank1

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; gang 1 + plank
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Before we reached the gangplank at New York City, they dropped us once on cobblestones.

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Jack said he watched me until my feet disappeared over the gangplank …

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But the first person George saw as they walked down the gangplank was Papa.

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One outside Fort Worth built a gangplank 22 feet above an arcade floor — walk it if you dare.

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George Dasch and his team boarded a freighter, crossed its deck, and walked carefully over a gangplank into German U-boat 202.

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