"gangplank" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gangplanks [plural]
Etymology: From gang (“way, path, course of travel”) + plank (“board”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|gang|plank|t1=way, path, course of travel|t2=board}} gang (“way, path, course of travel”) + plank (“board”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} gangplank (plural gangplanks)
  1. (nautical) A board used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside. Categories (topical): Nautical Synonyms: gang-plank, gang plank Derived forms: walk the gangplank Related terms: gangboard, gangway Translations (board used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside): andamyo (Cebuano), 跳板 (tiàobǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), 踏板 (tàbǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), landgang [common-gender] (Danish), loopplank (Dutch), lankonki (Finnish), passerelle d’embarquement [feminine] (French), საბიჯელა (sabiǯela) (Georgian), Steg [masculine] (German), Landungssteg [masculine] (German), Landungsbrücke [masculine] (German), גמלה (gamlah) [feminine] (Hebrew), כֶּבֶשׁ (kevesh) [masculine] (Hebrew), ponto (Ido), мо́вче (móvče) [neuter] (Macedonian), по́движен мост (pódvižen most) [masculine] (Macedonian), landgang [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), landgang [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), prancha de desembarque [feminine] (Portuguese), схо́дня (sxódnja) [feminine] (Russian), трап (trap) [masculine] (Russian), brv [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), brvina [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), landgång [common-gender] (Swedish), andamyo (Tagalog), tulay-tulayan (Tagalog), golaboed (Volapük), boedaponil (Volapük), ponil (Volapük), pompren [feminine] (Welsh), pomprennau [feminine, plural] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-gangplank-en-noun-R1ekZ-uB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations Topics: nautical, transport

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}

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