A board or plank placed within or without the bulwarks of a vessel's waist for lookouts to walk or stand on.
The boards ending the hammock-nettings at either side of the entrance from the accommodation-ladder to the deck.
A board or plank used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside or any gap such as scaffolding.
A partly sheltered area of water near a shore in which vessels may ride at anchor; a roadstead.
A railway or (UK, rail transport) a single railway track.
A path chosen in life or career.
A way or route.
A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane.
Roads in general as a means of travel, especially by motor vehicle.
An underground tunnel in a mine.
At the venue of the opposing team or competitor; on the road.