gangway
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Georgia's department of natural resources, which operates the dock, said at least 20 people plunged into the water when the gangway collapsed.
From BBC • Oct. 19, 2024
Without glancing back, he took the gangway up to the helipad.
From Slate • Dec. 16, 2023
Gump, the main character from the movie, was on a cross-country run when he jogged down a wooden gangway to the lighthouse, signaling he’d reached the East Coast.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2023
On Wednesday morning one crewman carried an umbrella up the gangway that the migrants unsteadily walked down last week, some of them met by stretchers and health workers with foil blankets.
From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2023
The church deacons stood properly at the foot of the gangway, their hands grasping the lapels of their dark suits, their hats lifting in unison as soon as Mrs. Buckminster appeared on deck.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
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