docking bridge

American

noun

Nautical.

a raised platform running from one side to the other of a ship toward the stern, used by officers for supervising docking operations.

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docking bridge

Arranged above the poop was a light docking bridge, with telephone, telegraphs, etc., communicating to the main navigating bridge forward.

From Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' by British Government

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