gangplank
English
noun
Definitions
- (nautical) A board used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside.
Etymology
Compound from English gang (a going, walk, path, step, way, course of travel, course, go) + English plank (board).
Origin
English
plank
Gloss
board
Concept
Semantic Field
The house
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antigang English
- cybergang English
- fastgang English
- gang English
- gang-fuck English
- gangbang English
- gangboard English
- gangbuster English
- gangbusting English
- gangday English
- ganger English
- gangish English
- gangland English
- ganglike English
- gangline English
- ganglord English
- gangman English
- gangmate English
- gangrel English
- gangsaw English
- gangshag English
- gangsman English
- gangsome English
- gangsploitation English
- gangstalking English
- gangster English
- gangway English
- ingang English
- intergang English
- nongang English
- ongang English
- outgang English
- overgang English
- oxgang English
- plank English
- plankboard English
- planker English
- planking English
- plankless English
- planklike English
- plankway English
- plankwise English
- press-gang English
- replank English
- throughgang English
- umgang English
- undergang English
- upgang English
- watergang English
- workgang English
- Planke German
- gang Italian
- ghenga Italian
- gang French
- *ǵʰengʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- gjeng Norwegian Bokmål
- gangue Portuguese
- *gangaz Proto-Germanic
- gäng Swedish
- gjeng Norwegian Nynorsk
- gangen Middle English
- plank Middle English
- แก๊ง Thai
- gang Cebuano
- geng Indonesian
- planko Ido
- dgaîngue Norman
- 깡패 Korean
- kāān̄ Marshallese
- plangk Tok Pisin
- geng Fiji Hindi
- gang
- plank
- upgang
- ingang
- ongang
- ganger
- umgang
- oxgang
- gangday
- gangish
- replank
- gangrel
- gangman
- nongang
- gangway
- planker
- outgang
- gangsaw
- planking
- fastgang
- gangshag
- gangsome
- gangbang
- antigang
- plankway
- gangland
- gangline
- ganglike
- workgang
- overgang
- gangmate
- gangsman
- gangster
- ganglord
- cybergang
- watergang
- gangboard
- planklike
- gang-fuck
- plankwise
- undergang
- plankless
- intergang
- gangbuster
- press-gang
- plankboard
- gangbusting
- throughgang
- gangstalking
- gangsploitation