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]