GANGBOARD

gangplank, gangboard, gangway

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

gangboard (plural 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 boards ending the hammock-nettings at either side of the entrance from the accommodation-ladder to the deck.

Anagrams

• grab and go, grab-and-go

Source: Wiktionary



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REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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