Meaning of gangboard | Babel Free

Definitions

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

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Examples

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

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