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gangplank

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gangplank, gangway
Nautical a portable bridge for boarding and leaving a vessel at dockside
gangplank [′gaŋ‚plaŋk]
(naval architecture)
A long, narrow, movable bridge or plank from a ship to a pier or to another ship alongside.
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