gangplank
/ˈɡæŋˌplæŋk/
gangplank noun: a board used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside.
Noun
gangplank (plural gangplanks)
- A board used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside.
- Every since the age of six Troy Belknap of New York had embarked for Europe every June on the fastest steamer of one of the most expensive lines. With his family he had descended at the dock from a large noiseless motor, had kissed his father good-bye, turned back to shake hands with the chauffeur...1918, Edith Wharton, chapter I, in The Marne, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC, page 1
gangplank meaning in Tagalog
gangplank in Tagalog
- board used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside
- andamyo, tulay-tulayan
Forms of gangplank
| plural | gangplanks |
|---|---|
| alternative form | gang-plank |
| alternative form | gang plank |
Origin of gangplank
From gang (“way, path, course of travel”) + plank (“board”).
Words formed from gangplank
Phrases with gangplank
Questions about gangplank
- What does gangplank mean?
- Gangplank means a board used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside.
- What is gangplank in Tagalog?
- Gangplank in Tagalog is andamyo, tulay-tulayan. See Gangplank meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is gangplank?
- Gangplank is a noun.
- How do you pronounce gangplank?
- Gangplank is pronounced /ˈɡæŋˌplæŋk/.
- What is the plural of gangplank?
- The plural of gangplank is gangplanks.
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