noun. A board or plank with cleats for steps, used for passing into or out of a ship or boat. Also called gang-plank.

noun. A plank placed within or without the bulwarks of a vessel's waist for sentinels to walk or stand on.

noun. The boards ending the hammock-nettings at either side of the entrance from the accommodation-ladder to the deck.

noun. a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside.

noun. A board or plank used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside or any gap such as scaffolding.

noun. A board or plank placed within or without the bulwarks of a vessel's waist for lookouts to walk or stand on.

noun. The boards ending the hammock-nettings at either side of the entrance from the accommodation-ladder to the deck.

noun. a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside

"McBride stood at his customary station next to the tiller, watching over the boat, one eye always on the short gangboard that crossed to the quay."

gang board  

footbridge  overcrossing  pedestrian bridge  

gang plank  gangplank  gangway