сходня — meaning in English

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

сходня is used for these senses in English:

• footbridge A bridge over a road, railway, river, etc for pedestrians.
• 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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