gangplank
a flat plank or small, movable, bridgelike structure for use by persons boarding or leaving a ship at a pier.
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How to use gangplank in a sentence
Adam Senatori remembers that long, cold walk down the gangplank.
How Airline Pilot and Instagram Star Adam Senatori Gets Perspective from 1,400 Feet | Oliver Jones | October 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe stood at the base of the ship's gangplank, against what sun still washed the horizon.
The Jewels of Aptor | Samuel R. DelanyThe gangplank swung out as I stepped on the deck, the air shrilling with the chirp of whistles and the creak of pulleys.
The Wasted Generation | Owen JohnsonAs soon as the gangplank was run out, Mr. James boarded the vessel, and coming up to them introduced himself.
Jack the Young Canoeman | George Bird GrinnellI wonder if your Dr. Morgan saw Hans' footprint on the gangplank or the print of his thumb in a booking-office, or what.
The Four Corners Abroad | Amy Ella Blanchard
A slender young man in a green jacket and cream-colored slacks was standing near the foot of the gangplank.
The Five Arrows | Allan Chase
British Dictionary definitions for gangplank
gangway
/ (ˈɡæŋˌplæŋk) /
nautical a portable bridge for boarding and leaving a vessel at dockside
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