English Explanatory Dictionary

gangplank

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A board used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside.

Word forms

gangplank gangplanks gang-plank gang plank

Etymology

From gang (“way, path, course of travel”) + plank (“board”).

Related words

gangboard gangway

Derived words

walk the gangplank
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