gang·way /ˈgæŋˌwe/
Gang·way n.
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.
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.
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gangway
n 1: a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building
site)
2: a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at
dockside [syn: gangplank, gangboard]
3: passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or
passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as
in stores [syn: aisle]