Meaning of gangboard | Babel Free
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.
Equivalents
Examples
“The brigantine's yawl under the port gangboard was put⟳ over, and three volunteers offered to row for help⟳.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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