Definitions for gangplankˈgæŋˌplæŋk

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

gang•plankˈgæŋˌplæŋk(n.)

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

    Category: Nautical, Navy

Princeton's WordNet

  1. gangplank, gangboard, gangway(noun)

    a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside

Wiktionary

  1. gangplank(Noun)

    A board used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside


Translations for gangplank

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

gangplank(noun)

(alsoˈgangway ) a movable bridge by which to get on or off a boat.

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