gangplanknoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɡæŋ.plæŋk/us/ˈɡæŋ.plæŋk/a board or similar object put between a boat or ship and the land, so that people can get on and off
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Parts of ships & boats
- abaft
- boathook
- boiler room
- capstan
- crow's nest
- diving bell
- echo sounder
- engine room
- gunnel
- helm
- hull
- jib
- lanyard
- lifebelt
- mast
- oar
- porthole
- rib
- sail
- tiller
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Examples from literature
- As soon as the gangplank was down, I slipped aboard and met the steward.
- He came up the gangplank with the strong, firm tread of a man in his prime.
- Presently the soldiers began coming down the gangplank.
- The two girls strode bravely up the single, rickety board that served as the gangplank of the shanty boat.
- When he was half-way across the gangplank it broke and the Irishman fell in.