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gangplank

/gang-plangk/US // ˈgæŋˌplæŋk //UK // (ˈɡæŋˌplæŋk) //

跳板,梯形板,舷梯,梯板

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a flat plank or small, movable, bridgelike structure for use by persons boarding or leaving a ship at a pier.

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Examples

  • Adam Senatori remembers that long, cold walk down the gangplank.

  • She stood at the base of the ship's gangplank, against what sun still washed the horizon.

  • The gangplank swung out as I stepped on the deck, the air shrilling with the chirp of whistles and the creak of pulleys.

  • As soon as the gangplank was run out, Mr. James boarded the vessel, and coming up to them introduced himself.

  • I wonder if your Dr. Morgan saw Hans' footprint on the gangplank or the print of his thumb in a booking-office, or what.

  • A slender young man in a green jacket and cream-colored slacks was standing near the foot of the gangplank.