gangplank

gangplank
Synonyms and related words:
Bifrost, access, adit, air lock, approach, bascule bridge, bateau bridge, bridge, cantilever bridge, catwalk, corridor, drawbridge, entrance, entranceway, entry, entryway, floating bridge, flyover, footbridge, gangboard, gangway, hall, in, ingress, inlet, intake, lift bridge, means of access, opening, overbridge, overcrossing, overpass, passage, passageway, pontoon bridge, rope bridge, span, stepping-stone, stepstone, suspension bridge, swing bridge, toll bridge, vestibule, viaduct, way, way in

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  • gangplank — 1846, Amer.Eng., from GANG (Cf. gang) + PLANK (Cf. plank). Replacing earlier gang board …   Etymology dictionary

  • gangplank — ► NOUN ▪ a movable plank used to board or disembark from a ship or boat …   English terms dictionary

  • gangplank — ☆ gangplank [gaŋ′plaŋk΄ ] n. [< gang, a going (see GANG1) + PLANK] a narrow, movable platform or ramp forming a bridge by which to board or leave a ship …   English World dictionary

  • gangplank — UK [ˈɡæŋˌplæŋk] / US noun [countable] Word forms gangplank : singular gangplank plural gangplanks a long narrow board that you put between a boat and the land, or between two boats, so that you can walk across …   English dictionary

  • gangplank — [[t]gæ̱ŋplæŋk[/t]] gangplanks N COUNT: usu the N in sing The gangplank is a short bridge or platform that can be placed between the side of a ship or boat and the shore, so that people can get on or off. Syn: gangway …   English dictionary

  • gangplank — noun Date: 1846 a movable bridge used in boarding or leaving a ship at a pier …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • gangplank — /gang plangk /, n. a flat plank or small, movable, bridgelike structure for use by persons boarding or leaving a ship at a pier. Also called brow, gangway. [1840 50, Amer.; GANG1 + PLANK] * * * …   Universalium

  • gangplank — noun A board used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside See Also: gangway …   Wiktionary

  • gangplank — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. plank, bridge, gangway, ladder, approach, ramp …   English dictionary for students

  • gangplank — gang|plank [ˈgæŋplæŋk] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: gang going, way ( GANG1) + plank] a board for walking on between a boat and the shore, or between two boats …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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