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1. (RCN) In harbour, the Boatswain's Mate is part of the gangway staff, second to the Quartermaster and under the command of the Officer of the Day. He makes all pipes and assists the quartermaster. At sea, his post is on the bridge, under the command of the officer of the watch. Abbreviated "BM". 2. (USN) The occupational rating of boatswain's mate is a designation given to enlisted members who are rated as a deck seaman.
At sea, the quartermaster is the Master Seaman, Leading Seaman or Able Seaman who is in charge of the helmsman. In harbour, the quartermaster is the senior member of the gangway staff and is responsible for supervising the bosn's mate and the security of the brow.
Space between the rear cab post of a locomotive and her tender
Used to clear a passage through a crowded area.
An opening in the bulwark of the ship to allow passengers to board or leave the ship.
She−oak net is Australian slang for a safety net fitted to a ship's gangway to prevent drunken sailors falling into the water.
The proper term for what is often called the "gangway", a temporary bridge from the ship to the jetty, or in some cases to another ship.
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In the English House of Commons, a narrow aisle across the house, below which sit those who do not vote steadly either with the government or with the opposition.
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A passage or way into or out of any inclosed place; esp., a temporary way of access formed of planks.
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A level passage driven across the measures, or at right angles to veins which it is desired to reach; -- distinguished from the drift, or gangway, which is led along the vein when reached by the tunnel.
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One of the side ropes to the gangway of a ship.
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The opening through the bulwarks of a vessel by which persons enter or leave it.
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A level driven across the course of a vein, or across the main workings, as from one gangway to another.
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That part of the spar deck of a vessel on each side of the booms, from the quarter-deck to the forecastle; -- more properly termed the waist.
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