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noun
A board or plank used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside or any gap such as scaffolding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
A board or plank placed within or without the bulwarks of a vessel's waist for lookouts to walk or stand on.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
The boards ending the hammock-nettings at either side of the entrance from the accommodation-ladder to the deck.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: gangplank, gangway
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Broader terms: footbridge, overcrossing, pedestrian bridge
History
From gang (“way, path, course of travel”) + board (“plank”).
Across languages
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