0 a board or similar object put between a boat or ship and the land, so that people can get on and off -- （搭在船與岸間供上下船用的）跳板
It is no good their standing staring at the great tide of passengers coming down the gangplank or into the departure lounge.
He talked about a gangplank to the dole queue.
But it might also be said, sadly, that the scheme will for tens of thousands of youngsters, be a gangplank from school to the humiliation and frustration of the dole.
He hobbled with the aid of sticks down the gangplank where his concerned parents met him.
Other fittings include a broad steering oar, iron anchor, gangplank, and a bailer.
People normally board and depart a ship via a gangplank (gangway), a movable structure usually consisting of a ramp with stairs and railings.
The steamship sailed at 9 o'clock, and some time later, when she went to the deck, she saw the ocean where the gangplank had been.
Police launches forced the boat to dock, and constabulary surrounded the gangplanks at the pier.
