gangboard
noun 3
Definitions
noun
1
A board or plank used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside or any gap such as scaffolding.
2
A board or plank placed within or without the bulwarks of a vessel's waist for lookouts to walk or stand on.
The brigantine's yawl under the port gangboard was put over, and three volunteers offered to row for help.
3
The boards ending the hammock-nettings at either side of the entrance from the accommodation-ladder to the deck.
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