# gangboard

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A board or plank used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside or any gap such as scaffolding.
2. A board or plank placed within or without the bulwarks of a vessel's waist for lookouts to walk or stand on.
3. The boards ending the hammock-nettings at either side of the entrance from the accommodation-ladder to the deck.

## Etymology
From gang (“way, path, course of travel”) + board (“plank”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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