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Meanings of battement in English

Spanish
pasamano

Ship element; nautical term.

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        pasamano
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        Examples for "gangway"
        Examples for "gangway"
        1
        I ran forward along the keel gangway, searching for the control room.
        Armageddon 2419 A. D.
        2
        He headed to the gangway but froze as Giana barked: 'Stop him!'
        Assail
        3
        The gangway was fixed and the movement of the conglomerate mass began.
        Jaffery
        4
        He leant over the gangway and watched the heaving of the sea.
        The Phantom Ship
        5
        The boys left the ladder and moved out into the center gangway.
        Boy Scouts in the Coal Caverns; Or, The Light in Tunnel Six
        Usage of battement in English
        1
        Each battement and pirouette must be carried out with precision.
        Bones Never Lie
        2
        "That bitch has the sloppiest battement in the studio." She slurps noisily at her own lemonade for good measure.
        The First Lie
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        Translations for battement