gangplank
Ship-to-shore walkway
A gangplank is a movable board or ramp used to bridge the gap between a ship and a dock, allowing people to board or disembark.
The term evokes the age of sailing ships and pirate lore—prisoners forced to walk the plank were sent off a similar board into the sea.
Modern equivalents are usually called gangways.
boarding
Beginning a voyage
- passengersTransported travelers
- disembarkationLeaving a vehicle formally
- boardingEntering a vehicle
- stowawaySecret unpaid traveler
crew · pirate · arrival · departure · crossing · access · entry · exit
embarkation
Beginning a voyage
- passengersTransported travelers
- disembarkationLeaving a vehicle formally
- boardingEntering a vehicle
stowaway · crew · pirate · arrival · departure · crossing · access · entry · exit · ramp
ship
Seagoing transport vessel
quay · harbor · port · marina · ferry · liner · steamer · yacht · deck · mooring
walkway
Path for foot traffic
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- footbridgePedestrian span over obstacles
- rampSloped connecting surface
passageway · catwalk · boardwalk · platform · wooden · narrow · steep · handrail · railings · slats
- docksberth, floating dock, dockage, boat slip, wharf
- travel termsnonstop, direct, airline, one-way, round-trip
- nauticalanchor, anchor chain, anchors, boat, boats
- nautical thingsanchor, rope, sail, compass, oar
- Piratespirate, buccaneer, corsair, corsairs, privateers
- seafaringship, sailors, ships, sail, sailor
- walk the gangplankForced overboard by pirates
- gangplank down
- walking the gangplankPirate's fatal promenade
- walked the gangplankForced overboard by pirates