gangway
Noun
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Noun
gangway (plural gangways)
- A passageway through which to enter or leave, such as one between seating areas in an auditorium, or between two buildings.
- An articulating bridge or ramp, such as from land to a dock or a ship.
- A temporary passageway, such as one made of planks.
- (rare, obsolete, outside, dialects) A clear path through a crowd or a passageway with people.
- (British) An aisle.
- (nautical) A passage along either side of a ship's upper deck.
- (nautical) A passage through the side of a ship or an opening in the railing through which the ship may be boarded.
- (agricultural) An earthen and plank ramp leading from the stable yard into the upper storey or mow of a dairy barn.
- (Chicago) The narrow space between two buildings or houses, used to access the backyard/alleyway from the front.
- A passageway through a passenger car
- (narrow space between two buildings) seeSynonyms en
- French: passerelle, passage
- German: Gang, Gangway
- Italian: corridoio
- Portuguese: passagem, passadiço
- Russian: прохо́д
- Spanish: corredor
- French: passage
- German: Gangway
- Italian: palanca, passerella, scalandrone
- Portuguese: prancha
- Russian: трап
- French: passage
- German: Landungsbrücke
- Italian: palanca, passerella, ballatoio
- Portuguese: prancha
- Russian: трап
- Spanish: pasadizo
- French: passerelle
- German: Gangway
- Italian: barcarizzo
- Portuguese: portaló
- Russian: трап
- Spanish: portalón
gangway (gangways, present participle gangwaying; past and past participle gangwayed)
- To serve as, furnish with, or conduct oneself as though proceeding on a gangway.
- (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.
- 1934, P. L. Travers, Mary Poppins, p 157:
- 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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