gangboardEtymologyFrom gang (“way, path, course of travel”) + board (“plank”).gangboard means A board or plank used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside or any gap such as scaffolding. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.nounA 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.”The boards ending the hammock-nettings at either side of the entrance from the accommodation-ladder to the deck.