Gangway

Word GANGWAY
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Hyphenation gang way
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Definitions and meanings of "Gangway"

What do we mean by gangway?

A passage along either side of a ship's upper deck. noun

An opening in the bulwark of a ship through which passengers may board. noun

A narrow passageway, as of boards laid on the ground. noun

The main level of a mine. noun

The aisle that divides the front and rear seating sections of the House of Commons. noun

An aisle between seating sections, as in a theater. noun

Used to clear a passage through a crowded area. interjection

In forestry, the inclined plane up which logs are moved from the water into a sawmill. Also called jack-ladder, log-jack, logway, and slip. noun

A passage; a temporary passageway to a building while in the course of erection; a way or avenue into or out of any inclosed place, especially a passage into or out of a ship, or from one part of a ship to another. noun

A passageway between rows of seats or benches; specifically, in the British House of Commons, a passageway across the house dividing it into two parts. noun

In coal-mining, the main haulage road or level driven on the strike of the coal; any minepassage used for opening breasts, or for the hulage of the coal. noun

A passage or way into or out of any inclosed place; esp., a temporary way of access formed of planks. noun

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. noun

The opening through the bulwarks of a vessel by which persons enter or leave it. noun

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. noun

A ladder rigged on the side of a vessel at the gangway. noun

To punish (a seaman) by flogging him at the gangway. noun

A passageway through which to enter or leave, such as one between seating areas in an auditorium, or between two buildings.

An articulating bridge or ramp, such as from land to a dock or a ship.

A temporary passageway, such as one made of planks.

(obsolete outside dialectal) A clear path through a crowd or a passageway with people.

An aisle.

A passage along either side of a ship's upper deck.

A passage through the side of a ship or an opening in the railing through which the ship may be boarded.

(agricultural) An earthen and plank ramp leading from the stable yard into the upper storey or mow of a dairy barn.

(Chicago) The narrow space between two buildings or houses, used to access the backyard/alleyway from the front.

A passageway through a passenger car

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The word "gangway" in example sentences

I therefore kept the felucca away until I found that she was rather more than holding her own in the race, when I once more lashed the tiller, and, calling to Dominguez to look out for the things that I was about to launch overboard, ran to the gangway, and first successfully set the wash-deck tub afloat, then rolled the breaker of water out through the open _gangway_, and finally sent the mast and sail adrift; after which I returned to the tiller and watched the process of picking up the several articles, as I gradually brought the felucca to her former course, close-hauled upon the starboard tack. ❋ Harry Collingwood (1886)

At the end of the gangway is a platform and next to that the patrol boat bobs in the three-foot chop. ❋ MICHAEL J. TOUGIAS (2010)

The gangway was a mass of shoulders and hats and blanket rolls. ❋ Charles H. [Illustrator] Stephens (1911)

The pressed men looked very sulky and angry, and eyed the shore as if even then they longed to jump overboard and swim for it; but the sentry, with his musket, at the gangway was a strong hint that they would have other dangers besides drowning to contend with should they attempt it. ❋ William Henry Giles Kingston (1847)

As for a cat itself, I cannot say too much against it; and it is singular, that the other meanings of the single word are equally disagreeable; as to _cat_ the anchor, is a sign of _going to sea_, and the _cat_ at the gangway is the worst of all. ❋ Frederick Marryat (1820)

By the time that they reached Dover he had become so used to his wife's condition that he made but little fluttering as she walked out of the boat by that narrow gangway which is so contrived as to make an arrival there a serious inconvenience to a lady, and a nuisance even to a man. ❋ Unknown (1993)

Pulling up before the general store, Grace dismounted and elbowed her way through a crowd of men, smilingly demanding "gangway," which was readily granted, though accompanied by quite personal remarks about her, to which, of course, the Overland girl gave not the slightest heed. ❋ Jessie Graham [pseud.] Flower (N/A)

To such an extent was this true that on one occasion while taking a stroll in the suburbs of the old college town he was confronted by a cow, who honoring him with a friendly stare, turned out of his way -- gave him "gangway," as the vulgar expression of our day would have it. ❋ George Freeman (1922)

In the House of Lords they had to stand in a kind of gangway, and I have heard a venerable man tell how a certain distinguished peeress, who had to pass along this gangway when she went to hear the debates, used deliberately to brush against the reporters as she did so, and knock the note-books out of their hands. ❋ Reid, Stuart J (1905)

Then a bar was lifted and one of them allowed to escape, only to find himself in a kind of gangway which ran down into shallow water. ❋ Henry Rider Haggard (1890)

[169] Some readers no doubt will not need to be reminded that this is the original title of _The Marriage of Kitty_, -- literally "gangway," but in the sense of "makeshift" or "_locum tenens_." ❋ George Saintsbury (1889)

The dried fish packed inside the chest, the oars, and other implements were next carried over the "gangway" between the two crafts, -- each article being stowed in a proper place within the gig. ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

'We are using the ship gangway which is usually for the crew,' she said. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"We are using the ship gangway which is usually for the crew," she said. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"Facing the aisle on each side long rows of high-backed benches, covered with dark green leather, slope upward tier above tier to the walls of the room; and through them, at right angles to the aisle, a narrow passage known as the gangway, cuts across the House. ❋ Frederic Austin Ogg (1914)

"Inside the Museum all was previously in order, and inside the entrance door from the gangway was a huge picture of the Megatherium, under which the Queen must pass to the Museum, and at that place I was to receive her ❋ Sarah Tytler (1870)

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