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Meanings of gangboard in English

Portuguese
prancha de desembarque
Spanish
rampa de abordaje

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

        prancha de desembarque
        Synonyms
        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
        1
        At the gangplank, a table was set up to greet potential investors.
        Latte trouble
        2
        A gangplank was lowered, and two soldiers from Thonbec carried Axarandes aboard.
        The Dargonesti (Elves of the Sea)
        3
        When she stepped from the gangplank there was quiet on the pier.
        Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters
        4
        The silver gangplank bent under his weight as he came stomping along.
        The Neverending Story
        5
        And with a final look at Chaol, she strode up the gangplank.
        Crown of Midnight
        Translations for gangboard