accommodation ladder

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The accommodation ladder of the ship, which was a regular flight of stairs, had hardly been rigged before a white barge, pulled by four men, came alongside.

From Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark by Optic, Oliver

Somers directed the coxswain of the first cutter to pull in to the accommodation ladder of the steamer.

From Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck by Optic, Oliver

The accommodation ladder is a sort of light staircase occasionally fixed on the gangway.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir

Orders were shouted from the bridge, sailors scurried to let down the accommodation ladder and stood by with ropes, awaiting the return of the boat, which was being rapidly rowed back to the Killarney.

From Bandit Love by Savage, Juanita

The Port formalities had already been complied with, and now the accommodation ladder was hanging at the side in readiness for visitors.

From A Cabinet Secret by Boothby, Guy Newell