gangboard (English, noun)
expansion: gangboard (plural gangboards)
Senses:
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: A board or plank used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside or any gap such as scaffolding.
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: A board or plank placed within or without the bulwarks of a vessel's waist for lookouts to walk or stand on.
glosses: The boards ending the hammock-nettings at either side of the entrance from the accommodation-ladder to the deck.
Forms:
form: gangboards
tags: plural