What does "gangboard" mean?

A board or plank used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside or any gap such as scaffolding.

What is a synonym for "gangboard"?

Common synonyms include: gangway, boarding ramp, bridge, catwalk, drawbridge, flyover.

noun

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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 temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside wordnet
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
The boards ending the hammock-nettings at either side of the entrance from the accommodation-ladder to the deck.

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

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