Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Nautical, the elevated platform built across the prow of a galley for boarding, etc.
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- noun nautical The raised platform above the main artillery in the
bow of the type ofgalleys used from the 15th to the 19th centuries, used as a fighting platform and command post.
Etymologies
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From French rambade, rambate. Compare with Italian rambata and Spanish arrumbada
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