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 board or plank placed within or without the bulwarks of a vessel's waist for lookouts to walk or stand on.
An entrance; the door or gate of a house.
The outset of something; the point of entry, or the beginning of an action.
The bottom-most part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.
The start of the landing area of a runway.
The point where one mentally or physically is vulnerable in response to provocation or to particular things in general. As in emotions, stress, or pain.
The quantitative point at which an action is triggered, especially a lower limit.
Any end or boundary.
The wage or salary at which income tax becomes due.