Synonyms for gangplank
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : gang-plangk |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgæŋˌplæŋk |
Top 10 synonyms for gangplank Other synonyms for the word gangplank
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
- 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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