Thesaurus: gangway

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1. v. i. A passage or way into or out of any inclosed place; esp., a temporary way of access formed of planks.
2. v. i. In the English House of Commons, a narrow aisle across the house, below which sit those who do not vote steadly either with the government or with the opposition.
3. v. i. The opening through the bulwarks of a vessel by which persons enter or leave it.
4. v. i. That part of the spar deck of a vessel on each side of the booms, from the deck">quarter-deck to the forecastle; -- more properly termed the waist.
5. n. a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site)
6. n. a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside
7. n. passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores
8. 1. A passage or way into or out of any inclosed place; esp., a temporary way of access formed of planks. 2. In the English House of Commons, a narrow aisle across the house, below which sit those who do not vote steadly either with the government or with the opposition. 3. (Naut.) The opening through the bulwarks of a vessel by which persons enter or leave it. 4. (Naut.) That part of the spar deck of a vessel on each side of the booms, from the quarter-deck to the forecastle; -- more properly termed the waist. Totten. Gangway ladder, a ladder rigged on the side of a vessel at the gangway. -- To bring to the gangway, to punish (a seaman) by flogging him at the gangway.
9. The opening through the bulwarks of a vessel by which personsenter or leave it.
10. n:100 n. a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site)