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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A board or plank used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside or any gap such as scaffolding.
2. 2
   a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside wordnet
3. 3
   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."

4. 4
   The boards ending the hammock-nettings at either side of the entrance from the accommodation-ladder to the deck.

Synonyms

All synonyms

bridgecatwalkdrawbridgeflyovergangplankgangplank

Example

More examples

"The brigantine's yawl under the port gangboard was put over, and three volunteers offered to row for help."

Etymology

From gang (“way, path, course of travel”) + board (“plank”).

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