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Landungsbrücke — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • gangboard noun A board or plank used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside or any gap such as scaffolding.
  • gangplank noun A movable board or ramp used as a bridge between a ship and the dock.
  • gangway noun A narrow passage or aisle used to enter or exit somewhere, such as between seats or buildings.

Senses

Landungsbrücke is used for these senses in English:

  • gangboard (nautical) A board or plank used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside or any gap such as scaffolding.
  • gangplank (nautical) A board used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside.
  • gangway (rare, obsolete, outside, dialects) A clear path through a crowd or a passageway with people.

gangboard — full definition

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

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