gangway
Noun

gangway (plural gangways)

  1. A passageway through which to enter or leave, such as one between seating areas in an auditorium, or between two buildings.
  2. An articulating bridge or ramp, such as from land to a dock or a ship.
  3. A temporary passageway, such as one made of planks.
  4. (rare, obsolete, outside, dialects) A clear path through a crowd or a passageway with people.
  5. (British) An aisle.
  6. (nautical) A passage along either side of a ship's upper deck.
  7. (nautical) A passage through the side of a ship or an opening in the railing through which the ship may be boarded.
  8. (agricultural) An earthen and plank ramp leading from the stable yard into the upper storey or mow of a dairy barn.
  9. (Chicago) The narrow space between two buildings or houses, used to access the backyard/alleyway from the front.
  10. A passageway through a passenger car
Synonyms
  • (narrow space between two buildings) seeSynonyms en
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gangway (gangways, present participle gangwaying; past and past participle gangwayed)

  1. To serve as, furnish with, or conduct oneself as though proceeding on a gangway.
Interjection
  1. (to a crowd) Make way! Clear a path!
    • 1934, P. L. Travers, Mary Poppins, p 157:
      And he pushed his way through the crowd crying, "Gangway, gangway!" and dragging Jane and Michael after him.
Translations
  • French: écartez-vous, laissez passer, dégagez le passage
  • German: Mach Platz!
  • Italian: pista!, fate largo!
  • Portuguese: abram alas
  • Russian: прохо́д
  • Spanish: ¡a un lado!



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