gangboard

noun

1

: a narrow platform extending from the quarterdeck to the forecastle of a deep-waisted ship for use especially as a passageway

2

: gangplank

Word History

Etymology

gang entry 1 + board

First Known Use

1700, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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