gangway

gang·way

G0036900 (găng′wā′)n.1. Nautical a. A passage along either side of a ship's upper deck.b. See gangplank.c. An opening in the bulwark of a ship through which passengers may board.2. A narrow passageway, as of boards laid on the ground.3. The main level of a mine.4. Chiefly British a. The aisle that divides the front and rear seating sections of the House of Commons.b. An aisle between seating sections, as in a theater.interj. Used to clear a passage through a crowded area.

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[From gang, way, passage (obsolete and dialectal).]

gangway

(ˈɡæŋˌweɪ) n1. (Nautical Terms) an opening in a ship's side to take a gangplank2. (Nautical Terms) another word for gangplank3. Brit an aisle between rows of seats4. (Forestry) chiefly Also called: logway US a ramp for logs leading into a sawmill5. (Mining & Quarrying) a main passage in a mine6. temporary planks over mud or earth, as on a building sitesentence substituteclear a path!

gang•way

(n. ˈgæŋˌweɪ; interj. ˈgæŋˈweɪ)

n. 1. a passageway, esp. a narrow walkway. 2. a. an opening in the railing or bulwark of a ship, as that into which a gangplank fits. b. gangplank. 3. Brit. an aisle in the House of Commons separating the more influential members of the political parties from the younger, less influential members. 4. a temporary path of planks, as at a building site. 5. a main passage or level in a mine. interj. 6. (used to call for clear passage). [1680–90]

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Noun	1.	gangway - a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site)passageway - a passage between rooms or between buildings
	2.	gangway - a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at docksidegangboard, gangplankfootbridge, overcrossing, pedestrian bridge - a bridge designed for pedestrians
	3.	gangway - passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in storesaislepassageway - a passage between rooms or between buildings

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