gangway ladder

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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

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

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

Everything here is in good order, and a gangway ladder has been constructed to facilitate landing at this almost inaccessible rock, which the Harbour Master at Rockhampton visits every two months.

From Report on the Department of Ports and Harbours for the Year 1890-91 by Australia. Queensland. Department of Ports and Harbours

He then ordered the boats to be lowered, and the gangway ladder to be rigged, to enable the ladies to descend with ease.

From Mark Seaworth by Kingston, William Henry Giles

When all was ready, the prisoners filed out slowly and with difficulty, because of their chains, and descended the gangway ladder to the uncouth junk, with its painted, staring eyes.

From Civilization Tales of the Orient by La Motte, Ellen Newbold