gangplank
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noun
a flat plank or small, movable, bridgelike structure for use by persons boarding or leaving a ship at a pier.
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gangplank or gangway (ˈɡæŋˌplæŋk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| nautical a portable bridge for boarding and leaving a vessel at dockside | |
| gangway or gangway | |
| —n | |
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Gangplank
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Example sentences
It's a way of turning a possible gangplank into a teeter-totter.
As the miners made their way down the gangplank, they hired spectators to help unload their gold.
The gangplank grumbles, creaks, and is slowly lowered.
When he gets in the middle of the gangplank he falls down pack and all.
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