gangway

gang·way  (gngw)

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).]

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gangway [ˈgæŋˌweɪ]

n

1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) an opening in a ship's side to take a gangplank

2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) another word for gangplank

3. Brit an aisle between rows of seats

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) Also called logway Chiefly US a ramp for logs leading into a sawmill

5. (Mining & Quarrying) a main passage in a mine

6. temporary planks over mud or earth, as on a building site

sentence substitute

clear a path!

Thesaurus

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 dockside gangboard, gangplank footbridge, 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 stores aisle passageway - a passage between rooms or between buildings

Translations

gangway [ˈgæŋweɪ] N

1. (Brit) (in theatre, aircraft) → pasillo m, pasadizo m

2. (Naut) (on ship) → escalerilla f, pasarela f; (from ship to shore) → pasarela f
gangway! → ¡abran paso!

gangway [ˈgæŋweɪ] n

[ship] → passerelle f

(British) [bus] → couloir m

gangway

n

(Naut: = gangplank) → Landungsbrücke f, → Gangway f; (= ladder) → Fallreep nt

(= passage) → Gang m

interj → Platz da

gangway [ˈgæŋˌweɪ] n (Naut) → passerella (Brit) (aisle, in theatre, cinema) → corsia; (in train) → corridoio; (in bus) → passaggio
gangway! → largo!