a thoroughfare, entry, or passage. Kent. Now almost peculiarly a sea term.
·vi The opening through the bulwarks of a vessel by which persons enter or leave it. II. Gangway ·v...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
The platform on each side of the skid-beams leading from the quarter-deck to the forecastle, and pec...
The Sailor's Word-Book
Punished. ...
A night punishment in a man-of-war for those of the watch who have missed their muster. ...