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Definition of Gangway
1. Noun. A temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site).
2. Noun. A temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside.
3. Noun. Passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores.
Definition of Gangway
1. n. A passage or way into or out of any inclosed place; esp., a temporary way of access formed of planks.
Definition of Gangway
1. Noun. A passageway through which to enter or leave, such as one between seating areas in an auditorium, or between two buildings. ¹
2. Noun. An articulating bridge or ramp, such as from land to a dock or a ship. ¹
3. Noun. A temporary passageway, such as one made of planks. ¹
4. Noun. (rare obsolete except dialectal) A clear path through a crowd or a passageway with people. ¹
5. Noun. (British) An aisle. ¹
6. Noun. (nautical) A passage along either side of a ship's upper deck. ¹
7. Noun. (nautical) A passage through the side of a ship or though a railing through which the ship may be boarded. ¹
8. Noun. (context: agricultural) An earthen and plank ramp leading from the stable yard into the upper storey or mow of a dairy barn. ¹
9. Interjection. (context: to a crowd) Make way! Clear a path! ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gangway
1. a passageway [n -WAYS] - See also: passageway
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