sea steps

plural noun

projecting metal bars attached to a ship's side, used for boarding

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Towards the sea steps give entrance to the "atrio rotondo," a circular ante-room, once decorated with precious statues, paintings, and other costly ornaments, while the lantern of the roof was covered with purple hangings.