gangboard noun3 •A board or plank used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside or any gap such as scaffolding. •A board or plank placed within or without the bulwarks of a vessel's waist for lookouts to walk or stand on.The brigantine's yawl under the port gangboard was put over, and three volunteers offered to row for help. — 2005 •The boards ending the hammock-nettings at either side of the entrance from the accommodation-ladder to the deck. formsgangboards
