gangway ladder

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I beckoned her to come alongside, and descended the gangway ladder.

From Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) by Lindley, Augustus F.

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

When he did so he hastily made fast, and was up the gangway ladder three steps at a time.

From The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune by Goldfrap, John Henry

At all events when we ascended the gangway ladder not a soul was to be seen; our lads therefore quickly clapped on the hatches, beginning with the fore-scuttle, and the brig was ours.

From A Middy of the Slave Squadron A West African Story by Mays, D.L.

He put on his best brass-buttoned coat that evening, and went down the three steps of the gangway ladder with a secret air, a sleuth; but he brought back his news nevertheless.

From The Four Corners of the World by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)