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gangplank
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gang·plank  (gngplngk)
n.
A board or ramp used as a removable footway between a ship and a pier. Also called gangway.

[From gang, way (obsolete and dialectal).]

gangplank [ˈgæŋˌplæŋk], gangway
n
(Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical a portable bridge for boarding and leaving a vessel at dockside
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gangplankgangplank - a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside
footbridge, overcrossing, pedestrian bridge - a bridge designed for pedestrians
Translations
gangplank [ˈgæŋplæŋk] N (Naut) → plancha f

gangplank [ˈgæŋplæŋk] npasserelle f
gang rape nviol m collectif

gangplank
nLaufplanke f, → Landungssteg m

gangplank [ˈgæŋˌplæŋk] npasserella
gangplank [ˈgæŋˌplæŋk] npasserella

gangplank
n gangplank [ˈgӕŋplӕŋk]
(alsoˈgangway) a movable bridge by which to get on or off a boat. loopplank مَعْبَر إنْزال подвижен мост lodní lávka landgangsbro die Landungsbrücke σανιδόσκαλα plancha laevatrepp پل ورودی laskuportaat passerelle כֶּבֶש नाव पर चढ़ने का लकड़ी का तख्ता mostić za ulaz na brod stég tangga untuk turun/naik kapal landgöngubrú passerella タラップ 건널판자 tiltelis, prietiltis traps lawa loopplank landgang(sbru) trap prancha pasarelă трап prístavný mostík mostič za vkrcavanje in izkrcavanje pokretni mostić landgång สะพาน; ไม้พาดให้ขึ้นลงเรือ iskele tahtası (上下船用的)跳板 сходні جہاز پر اترنے چڑھنے کے لیے کاٹھ کا تختہ ván cầu (để lên xuống tàu)


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Also moored to these docks are permanent residences - inventively designed houseboats reminiscent of Tom Hanks' digs in ``Sleepless in Seattle,'' with residents scurrying down gangplanks with sacks of groceries.
The act establishes specific measurements for gangplanks and establishes quotas for accessible slips.
In fact, Bill Clinton last August officially declared that pulling up the national gangplanks now takes precedence over the final skirmishes of the Cold War.
 
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