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gangplank

noun

Etymology

From gang (“way, path, course of travel”) + plank (“board”).

  1. derived from φάλαγξ
  2. derived from phalanga
  3. derived from planca
  4. derived from planque
  5. derived from planke
  6. inherited from plank
  7. compounded as gangplank — “gang + plank”

Definitions

  1. A board used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside.

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