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prancha de desembarque — 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.

Senses

prancha de desembarque 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.

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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