gangboard

English

noun
Definitions
  • A board or plank used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside or any gap such as scaffolding.
  • A board or plank placed within or without the bulwarks of a vessel's waist for lookouts to walk or stand on.
  • The boards ending the hammock-nettings at either side of the entrance from the accommodation-ladder to the deck.

Etymology

Compound from English gang (a going, walk, path, step, way, course of travel, course, go) + English board (plank).

Origin

English

board

Gloss

plank

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