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gangboard

noun

Definition of gangboard

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

First Known Use of gangboard

1700, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for gangboard

gang entry 1 + board

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