gangway
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡæŋweɪ/
Forms: form: gangways
Etymology: From Middle English gangway, from Old English gangweġ (“passageway; thoroughfare”), equivalent to gang + way. Related to Dutch gang (“hallway”) and Norwegian gang (“hallway”).
Senses: examples: text: The new fleet of trains comes with widened gangways and improved seating.
synonyms: word: alley
word: alleyway
word: backs
word: bunnyrun
word: chare
word: chore
word: close
word: ennog
word: entry
word: fold
word: gangway
word: gant
word: gennel
word: ginnel
word: gunnel
word: gitty
word: gully
word: gullyway
word: hocket
word: jennel
word: jigger
word: jitty
word: lane
word: laneway
word: loke
word: passage
word: pend
word: rabbit run
word: shut
word: snickelway
word: snicket
word: tenfoot
word: twitchel
word: twitten
word: wynd
word: vennel
glosses: A passageway through which to enter or leave.
An aisle between rows of seating (especially in a train, aircraft or auditorium).
topics: government
politics
synonyms: word: alley
word: alleyway
word: backs
word: bunnyrun
word: chare
word: chore
word: close
word: ennog
word: entry
word: fold
word: gangway
word: gant
word: gennel
word: ginnel
word: gunnel
word: gitty
word: gully
word: gullyway
word: hocket
word: jennel
word: jigger
word: jitty
word: lane
word: laneway
word: loke
word: passage
word: pend
word: rabbit run
word: shut
word: snickelway
word: snicket
word: tenfoot
word: twitchel
word: twitten
word: wynd
word: vennel
glosses: A passageway through which to enter or leave.
The dividing aisle between the rows of seats on either side of the House of Commons. Used chiefly with reference to terms such as below the gangway.
examples: text: Morris then allegedly tried to flee into a gangway between the bar and another building, closing a gate on an officer as he did
ref: 2023 December 10, Ryan Krull, “St. Louis Police File Felony Charge Against Bar:PM Owner After SUV Crash”, in Riverfront Times, archived from the original on 15 Jan 2024:
synonyms: word: alley
word: alleyway
word: backs
word: bunnyrun
word: chare
word: chore
word: close
word: ennog
word: entry
word: fold
word: gangway
word: gant
word: gennel
word: ginnel
word: gunnel
word: gitty
word: gully
word: gullyway
word: hocket
word: jennel
word: jigger
word: jitty
word: lane
word: laneway
word: loke
word: passage
word: pend
word: rabbit run
word: shut
word: snickelway
word: snicket
word: tenfoot
word: twitchel
word: twitten
word: wynd
word: vennel
glosses: A passageway through which to enter or leave.
The narrow space between two buildings or houses, used to access the backyard/alleyway from the front.
examples: text: We came over on the usual mid-morning service from Victoria and this time, as we came down the gangway of the Invicta, the Shedmaster at Calais, M. Leclerc, and Henri Dutertre were waiting for us.
ref: 1961 March, ""Balmore"", “Driving and firing modern French steam locomotives”, in Trains Illustrated, page 150:
text: Like a lot of my fellow passengers — indie-rock fans who had signed up for a three-day voyage full of bands and beverages — I’d never been on a cruise before. So I don’t know whether most of them begin with a staff member high-fiving each and every person who comes off the gangway.
ref: 2012 March 30, Joe Levy, “Rockers at Sea”, in The New York Times:
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: An articulating bridge or ramp, such as from land to a dock or a ship.
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: A passage along either side of a ship's upper deck.
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: A passage through the side of a ship or an opening in the railing through which the ship may be boarded; (also in later use) a jet bridge.
glosses: A temporary passageway, such as one made of planks.
glosses: A clear path through a crowd or a passageway with people.
topics: agriculture
business
lifestyle
glosses: An earthen and plank ramp leading from the stable yard into the upper storey or mow of a dairy barn.
Hyponyms: sense: enclosed corridor between an airport and plane
word: jet bridge
Derived terms: below the gangway
gangwayed
gangwayman
Related terms: gangplank
gangboard