gangway ladder

Example Sentences

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By this time Lennard had come down the gangway ladder, and was standing beside Lord Kitchener.

From The World Peril of 1910 by Griffith, George Chetwynd

When Zaidie had made her winter toilet, and Redgrave had found the air to be quite respirable, but of Arctic cold, they went down the gangway ladder about twenty minutes later.

From A Honeymoon in Space by Griffith, George Chetwynd

After this they had to pull thirty miles, and when they got on board were so stiff that they could not come up the gangway ladder.

From Two Years Before the Mast by Dana, Richard Henry

“Hus–s–sh! my dear sair; not so loud, if you please,” answered Lobo, hastily leaving his boat and coming half-way up the gangway ladder again.

From The Pirate Slaver A Story of the West African Coast by Overend, William Heysham

Lay aft, some hands, and stow the gangway ladder.

From The Cruise of the Thetis A Tale of the Cuban Insurrection by Cuneo, Cyrus