gangboard

== English == === Etymology === From gang (“way, path, course of travel”) +‎ board (“plank”). === Noun === gangboard (plural gangboards) (nautical) A board or plank used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside or any gap such as scaffolding. (nautical) A board or plank placed within or without the bulwarks of a vessel's waist for lookouts to walk or stand on. The boards ending the hammock-nettings at either side of the entrance from the accommodation-ladder to the deck. ==== Related terms ==== gangplank gangway ==== Translations ==== === References === Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia “gang”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === grab and go, grab-and-go