gangboard
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gangboard
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From gang (“way, path, course of travel”) + board (“plank”).
noun gangboards
- 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 brigantine's yawl under the port gangboard was put over, and three volunteers offered to row for help.
- The boards ending the hammock-nettings at either side of the entrance from the accommodation-ladder to the deck.
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noun board used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside
| Português | prancha de desembarque |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Steg, Landungssteg, Landungsbrücke |
| Русский | схо́дня sxódnja, трап trap |
Talk about this word "gangboard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gangboard. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gangboard. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gangboard "gangboard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gangboard.Cite this
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title = {gangboard},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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