gangboard

[ gang-bawrd, -bohrd ]

noun

, Nautical.

1. a raised walk on a sailing ship, crossing the waist and connecting the forecastle directly with the quarterdeck.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gangboard¹

First recorded in 1740–50; gang ¹ + board

Example Sentences

In a very few minutes the bow of the boat was run up on the beach, the gangboard put out, and then the officer stepped ashore.

From Project Gutenberg

The depth of this creek is 11 fathoms throughout, all with clean bottom; and close to the land, where one might put the gangboards on the grass, there are eight fathoms.

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But the sad eyed Thorgils paid no heed to the question, but only crept nearer to the end of the gangboard, and stood there earnestly watching.

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