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Synonyms for gangplank


Grammar : Noun
Spell : gang-plangk
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgæŋˌplæŋk

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Définition of gangplank

Origin :
  • 1846, American English, from gang + plank. Replacing earlier gang-board.
  • As in gangway : noun passage
  • As in bridge : noun structure or something that makes connection
Example sentences :
  • Here all hands crowded over the gangplank and into the stores.
  • Extract from : « A Woman who went to Alaska » by May Kellogg Sullivan
  • Mr. Rover met the newcomers at the gangplank and made them welcome.
  • Extract from : « The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle » by Edward Stratemeyer (AKA Arthur M. Winfield)
  • Just before the gangplank was drawn in, two persons hastily crossed it.
  • Extract from : « The Young Adventurer » by Horatio Alger
  • Soon they were all on board, the gangplank drawn in, and the ship started.
  • Extract from : « Marjorie's Busy Days » by Carolyn Wells
  • Well, when ye haul in the gangplank, so to speak, I'll be aboard!
  • Extract from : « Tom Swift and His Giant Telescope » by Victor Appleton
  • The next thing they knew they were walking across a gangplank and on to a boat.
  • Extract from : « The Irish Twins » by Lucy Fitch Perkins
  • Franco joined the first mate at the bottom of the gangplank.
  • Extract from : « Beyond Lies the Wub » by Philip Kindred Dick
  • Cap'n Mike led the way down the gangplank with Rick and Scotty following.
  • Extract from : « Smugglers' Reef » by John Blaine
  • I'll have the baggage on board, everything ready; you only have to cross the gangplank.
  • Extract from : « Sisters » by Kathleen Norris
  • Scarcely had the ship docked when he went springing down the gangplank.
  • Extract from : « Forbidden Cargoes » by Roy J. Snell
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