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.
The middle portion of the hull of a ship or the fuselage of an aircraft.
That part of the upper deck of a ship between the quarterdeck and the forecastle.
A part of a piece of clothing that covers the waist.
The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach.
The narrow connection between the thorax and abdomen in certain insects (e.g., bees, ants and wasps).