GANGPLANK


Meaning of GANGPLANK in English

/gang"plangk'/ , n.

a flat plank or small, movable, bridgelike structure for use by persons boarding or leaving a ship at a pier. Also called brow, gangway .

[ 1840-50, Amer.; GANG 1 + PLANK ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .