Associations to the word «Gangplank»

Wiktionary

GANGPLANK, noun. (nautical) A board used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside

Dictionary definition

GANGPLANK, noun. A temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley