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Gangway
Definitions
- 1 Make way! Clear a path!
"And he pushed his way through the crowd crying, "Gangway, gangway!" and dragging Jane and Michael after him."
- 1 A passageway through which to enter or leave.; An aisle between rows of seating (especially in a train, aircraft or auditorium). Ireland, UK
"The new fleet of trains comes with widened gangways and improved seating."
- 2 passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores wordnet
- 3 A passageway through which to enter or leave.; The dividing aisle between the rows of seats on either side of the House of Commons. Used chiefly with reference to terms such as below the gangway. UK, broadly
- 4 a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside wordnet
- 5 A passageway through which to enter or leave.; The narrow space between two buildings or houses, used to access the backyard/alleyway from the front. US
"Morris then allegedly tried to flee into a gangway between the bar and another building, closing a gate on an officer as he did"
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- 6 a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site) wordnet
- 7 An articulating bridge or ramp, such as from land to a dock or a ship.
"We came over on the usual mid-morning service from Victoria and this time, as we came down the gangway of the Invicta, the Shedmaster at Calais, M. Leclerc, and Henri Dutertre were waiting for us."
- 8 A passage along either side of a ship's upper deck.
- 9 A passage through the side of a ship or an opening in the railing through which the ship may be boarded; (also in later use) a jet bridge.
- 10 A temporary passageway, such as one made of planks. rare
- 11 A clear path through a crowd or a passageway with people. dialectal, obsolete, rare
- 12 An earthen and plank ramp leading from the stable yard into the upper storey or mow of a dairy barn.
- 1 To serve as, furnish with, or conduct oneself as though proceeding on a gangway.
"He gangwayed his way through the crowd, and just as the clock struck midnight, he was standing in front of NBC's camera on national TV as the governor-elect of Minnesota and the first Reform Party candidate ever to be elected to high office."
Etymology
From Middle English gangway, from Old English gangweġ (“passageway; thoroughfare”), equivalent to gang + way. Related to Dutch gang (“hallway”) and Norwegian gang (“hallway”).
From Middle English gangway, from Old English gangweġ (“passageway; thoroughfare”), equivalent to gang + way. Related to Dutch gang (“hallway”) and Norwegian gang (“hallway”).
From Middle English gangway, from Old English gangweġ (“passageway; thoroughfare”), equivalent to gang + way. Related to Dutch gang (“hallway”) and Norwegian gang (“hallway”).
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