gangway ladder

Example Sentences

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Catching the line the sailor had thrown, Jim and Berwick climbed the gangway ladder to the deck where they were met by Captain Wilkins, a grizzled old seaman, attired in an undress uniform.

From Frontier Boys in the South Seas by Roosevelt, Wyn

A boat dropped into the water, and three minutes later Captain Mark Merrill ran up the gangway ladder, saluted the quarter-deck, and handed his sword to the Admiral.

From The Mummy and Miss Nitocris A Phantasy of the Fourth Dimension by Griffith, George Chetwynd

So saying, he disappeared down the gangway ladder.

From Jacob Faithful by Marryat, Frederick

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

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

There was even a gangway ladder, and her gunwale not much more than a foot above the water.

From The Clammer and the Submarine by Hopkins, William John