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gangway en · INTJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɡæŋweɪ/ (UK, US)

Etymology

From Middle English gangway, from Old English gangweġ (“passageway; thoroughfare”), equivalent to gang + way. Related to Dutch gang (“hallway”) and Norwegian gang (“hallway”).

Meanings

1. (qualifier:to a crowd) Make way! Clear a path!
   • And he pushed his way through the crowd crying, "Gangway, gangway!" and dragging Jane and Michael after him. 1934, P[amela] L[yndon] Travers, “Full Moon”, in Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins; 1), London: Gerald Howe Ltd […], →OCLC, page 157:
   • Lemme at 'im! Lemme at 'im! I'll get 'im, Babbitt! Gangway, I'll moidalize him! 1942 November 21, A Tale of Two Kitties, spoken by Catstello:

Translations (22)

ru прохо́д (make way) · mi pōuri ake (make way) · ja 通して (make way) · ca aparteu-vos (make way) · fi tietä (make way) · mi pōuri atu (make way) · fr écartez-vous (make way) · nl opzij! (make way) · pl z drogi (make way) · fi tehkää tietä (make way) · cmn 借過 /借过 (make way) · bg писта! (make way) · it fate largo! (make way) · de Mach Platz! (make way) · nl aan de kant! (make way) · fr dégagez le passage (make way) · es ¡a un lado! (make way) · ru доро́га (make way) · fr laissez passer (make way) · ca feu lloc (make way) · it pista! (make way) · pt abram alas (make way)

gangway en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɡæŋweɪ/ (UK, US)

Etymology

From Middle English gangway, from Old English gangweġ (“passageway; thoroughfare”), equivalent to gang + way. Related to Dutch gang (“hallway”) and Norwegian gang (“hallway”).

Meanings

1. (Ireland, UK) A passageway through which to enter or leave. ▸ An aisle between rows of seating (especially in a train, aircraft or auditorium).
   • The new fleet of trains comes with widened gangways and improved seating.
2. (UK, broadly) 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.
3. (US) 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.
   • Morris then allegedly tried to flee into a gangway between the bar and another building, closing a gate on an officer as he did 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:
4. An articulating bridge or ramp, such as from land to a dock or a ship.
   • 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. 2012 March 30, Joe Levy, “Rockers at Sea”, in The New York Times:
   • 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. 1961 March, ""Balmore"", “Driving and firing modern French steam locomotives”, in Trains Illustrated, page 150:
5. A passage along either side of a ship's upper deck.
6. 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.
7. (rare) A temporary passageway, such as one made of planks.
8. (dialectal, obsolete, rare) A clear path through a crowd or a passageway with people.
9. An earthen and plank ramp leading from the stable yard into the upper storey or mow of a dairy barn.

Forms

Deriveds

below the gangway · gangwayman · gangwayed

Hyponyms

jet bridge (enclosed corridor between an airport and plane)

Relateds

gangboard · gangplank

Synonyms

alleyway · gennel · ginnel · twitchel · gant · gitty · gennel · ginnel · shut · hocket · backs · close · alleyway · hocket · jigger · alley · alley · ennog · jigger · gennel · jitty · laneway · snicket · snickelway · pend · gullyway · twitchel · tenfoot · passage · pend · vennel · laneway · chare · wynd · jitty · gitty · snicket · twitten · bunnyrun · pend · ennog · passage · gully · fold · lane · ennog · loke · wynd · entry · gunnel · tenfoot · entry · shut · bunnyrun · chore · gunnel · gullyway · lane · chore · gully · gangway · wynd · ginnel · jitty · rabbit run · gunnel · gully · jennel · backs · hocket · gitty · snickelway · bunnyrun · fold · passage · chore · entry · gant · loke · backs · chare · shut · twitten · vennel · jigger · gullyway · gangway · snickelway · alleyway · rabbit run · chare · gant · laneway · gangway · vennel · alley · jennel · tenfoot · close · snicket · lane · fold · loke · twitten · twitchel · close · rabbit run · jennel

Translations (117)

ka ტრაპი (temporary plank bridge, path, or passageway) · la agea (nautical: passage through the side of a ship) · cs přístavní můstek (temporary bridge for boarding a vessel) · ru схо́дни (nautical: passage through the side of a ship) · cmn 通道 (clear path through a crowd) · fi laivasilta (temporary bridge for boarding a vessel) · ru трап (nautical: passage through the side of a ship) · pt passagem (clear path through a crowd) · pl trap (nautical: passage on upper deck) · it scalandrone (temporary bridge for boarding a vessel) · cs ulička (passageway) · bg трап (nautical: passage through the side of a ship) · cmn 舷梯 (temporary bridge for boarding a vessel) · da gangbræt (temporary plank bridge, path, or passageway) · ru трап (temporary plank bridge, path, or passageway) · it largo (clear path through a crowd) · es pasarela (temporary bridge for boarding a vessel) · ja 舷梯 (nautical: passage on upper deck) · ca passarel·la (temporary bridge for boarding a vessel) · ka გასასვლელი (clear path through a crowd) · fi lankonki (temporary plank bridge, path, or passageway) · it passerella (temporary plank bridge, path, or passageway) · de Gang (passageway) · it corridoio (passageway) · it ballatoio (temporary plank bridge, path, or passageway) · ja 歩み板 (temporary plank bridge, path, or passageway) · ota دهلیز (passageway) · ja タラップ (nautical: passage on upper deck) · da landgang (nautical: passage through the side of a ship) · ja 通路 (passageway) · fr passerelle (nautical: passage through the side of a ship) · ka საბიჯელა (temporary bridge for boarding a vessel) · ja 舷門 (passageway) · fr passage (passageway) · pt prancha (temporary bridge for boarding a vessel) · pl trap (nautical: passage through the side of a ship) · oc palanca (nautical: passage through the side of a ship) · da passage (passageway) · ru схо́дни (temporary bridge for boarding a vessel) · fi laskuportaat (temporary bridge for boarding a vessel) · fr passage (temporary plank bridge, path, or passageway) · he כבש עליה (temporary bridge for boarding a vessel) · pl przejście (passageway) · da gang (passageway) · de Durchgang (clear path through a crowd) · bg проход (passageway) · de Gangway (temporary bridge for boarding a vessel) · es portalón (nautical: passage through the side of a ship) · ru вы́ход (temporary bridge for boarding a vessel) · ru шкафу́т (nautical: passage on upper deck) · pt passadiço (passageway) · fr passage (temporary bridge for boarding a vessel) · fi kulkusilta (temporary plank bridge, path, or passageway) · pl trap (temporary plank bridge, path, or passageway) · ja 通路 (clear path through a crowd) · es corredor (passageway) · he כֶּבֶשׁ (nautical: passage through the side of a ship) · es finger (fínger) (temporary bridge for boarding a vessel) · cmn 木板道 (temporary plank bridge, path, or passageway) · cmn 過道 /过道 (passageway) · pt passagem (passageway) · pl przejście (clear path through a crowd) · ja 舷梯 (temporary bridge for boarding a vessel) · ja タラップ (nautical: passage through the side of a ship) · ota آرالق (passageway) · la agea (nautical: passage on upper deck) · ja タラップ (temporary bridge for boarding a vessel) · fi maihinnousuportti (nautical: passage through the side of a ship) · ru прохо́д (passageway) · nb landgang (nautical: passage through the side of a ship) · ko 통로 (passageway) · fr passage (clear path through a crowd) · ka ტრაპი (nautical: passage through the side of a ship) · nl gangboord (nautical: passage on upper deck) · it palanca (temporary bridge for boarding a vessel) · de Gangway (nautical: passage through the side of a ship) · fr passavant (nautical: passage on upper deck) · pl trap (temporary bridge for boarding a vessel) · es manga (temporary bridge for boarding a vessel) · fr passerelle (passageway) · fi käytävä (passageway) · he ספון המתנים (nautical: passage on upper deck) · cs ulička (clear path through a crowd) · fi kulkutie (passageway) · de Gangway (nautical: passage on upper deck) · fi kulkutie (clear path through a crowd) · oc palanca (temporary plank bridge, path, or passageway) · fi lankonki (temporary bridge for boarding a vessel) · pt portaló (nautical: passage on upper deck) · ota اسكله (temporary plank bridge, path, or passageway) · ka ტრაპი (temporary bridge for boarding a vessel) · de Gangway (passageway) · it passerella (temporary bridge for boarding a vessel) · ka გასავალი (passageway) · ka გასასვლელი (passageway) · it barcarizzo (nautical: passage on upper deck) · ru трап (temporary bridge for boarding a vessel) · ar جسر مؤقث (temporary bridge for boarding a vessel) · ka ტრაპი (nautical: passage on upper deck) · ja 舷梯 (nautical: passage through the side of a ship) · nn landgang (nautical: passage through the side of a ship) · ru прохо́д (clear path through a crowd) · es pasadizo (temporary plank bridge, path, or passageway) · it barcarizzo (nautical: passage through the side of a ship) · cmn 舷梯 (nautical: passage on upper deck) · pt prancha (temporary plank bridge, path, or passageway) · de Landungsbrücke (temporary plank bridge, path, or passageway) · cs nástupní můstek (temporary bridge for boarding a vessel) · ota اسكله (temporary bridge for boarding a vessel) · it palanca (temporary plank bridge, path, or passageway) · pt portaló (nautical: passage through the side of a ship) · cmn 舷梯 (nautical: passage through the side of a ship) · ru вы́ход (clear path through a crowd) · he גַּמְלָה (nautical: passage through the side of a ship) · ru трап (nautical: passage on upper deck) · fi kävelykansi (nautical: passage on upper deck) · bg сходня (temporary bridge for boarding a vessel)

gangway en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɡæŋweɪ/ (UK, US)

Etymology

From Middle English gangway, from Old English gangweġ (“passageway; thoroughfare”), equivalent to gang + way. Related to Dutch gang (“hallway”) and Norwegian gang (“hallway”).

Meanings

1. To serve as, furnish with, or conduct oneself as though proceeding on a gangway.
   • They're conducting phone conversations without speaking into the wrong end of their mobiles, or gangwaying to the Gents without tripping over, or turning the pages of a newspaper without blacking adjacent eyes. 2014, Jude Cook, Byron Easy:
   • Here also of exceptional value were the half-dozen dueling codes published after 1880, gangwaying a detailed analysis in chapter II of the manner in which duels unfolded, and dozens of French sources which formed the core of a chapter on the French duel. 2014, Kevin McAleer, Dueling: The Cult of Honor in Fin-de-Siecle Germany:
   • He gangwayed his way through the crowd, and just as the clock struck midnight, he was standing in front of NBC's camera on national TV as the governor-elect of Minnesota and the first Reform Party candidate ever to be elected to high office. 2004, Bill Hillsman, Run the Other Way:

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