gangway

1. v. i. A passage or way into or out of any inclosed place; esp., a temporary way of access formed of planks. Source: opted

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. Source: opted

3. v. i. The opening through the bulwarks of a vessel by which persons enter or leave it. Source: opted

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. Source: opted

5. n. a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site) Source: wordnet

6. n. a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside Source: wordnet

7. n. passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

9. The opening through the bulwarks of a vessel by which personsenter or leave it. Source: adambom

10. n:100 n. a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site) Source: ecdict

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