linkspann.
/ˈlɪŋkspan/ In full linkspan bridge n. 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.
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1964 Ports & Terminals Dec. 20/3 For the Gothenburg service, there will be link spans for heavy vehicles and containers.
1964 Ports & Terminals Dec. 20/3 A stern link span for vehicles.
1969 Jane's Freight Containers 1968–9 187/2 Photograph shows cars being loaded by a linkspan bridge.
1981 E. Corlett Revolution in Merchant Shipping 34/1 The linkspan or bridge hinged at one end and resting on the ship at the other.
1984 Cargo 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.
1991 Ships 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.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1997; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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