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linkspan, n.|ˈlɪŋkspæn|
Also link span.
[f. link n.2 + span n.1]
In full linkspan bridge. In a port or at a ferry terminal, a kind of hinged bridge that can be adjusted so as to link on to the stern ramp of a vessel to form a bridge for loading or unloading.
1964Ports & Terminals Dec. 20/3 For the Gothenburg service, there will be link spans for heavy vehicles and containers. Ibid., A stern link span for vehicles. 1969Jane's Freight Containers 1968–69 187/2 Photograph shows cars being loaded by a linkspan bridge. 1981E. Corlett Revolution in Merchant Shipping 34/1 The linkspan or bridge hinged at one end and resting on the ship at the other. 1984Cargo Syst. Apr. 28/1 It is now often necessary for a linkspan to handle two lane, double decked or road and rail traffic over twin stern ramps. 1991Ships Monthly Nov. 29/3 Externally, Sterna Invicta looks good in the Sealink livery, although appearance at the bow has hardly been improved by substantial additional steelwork to fit the linkspans at Calais. |