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Definition of Gangway

Gangway
Gangway Gang"way`, n. [See Gang, v. i.] 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.

Meaning of Gangway from wikipedia

- Look up gangway in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A gangway is a p****ageway through which to enter or leave. Gangway may also refer to: Gangway (nautical)...
- A gangway connection (or, more loosely, a corridor connection) is a flexible connector ****ed to the end of a railway coach, enabling p****engers to move...
- A gangway is a narrow p****age that joins the quarterdeck to the forecastle of a sailing ship. The term is also extended to mean the narrow p****ages used...
- cars for the subway and R211S cars for the SIR. The R211Ts employ open gangways between cars, allowing p****engers to see and walk through the entire length...
- The brake gangwa**** or BG coach (also known as a full brake) is a type of British Railways Mark 1 p****enger brake van. It has a guard's compartment in...
- Gangway is a Danish band, originally active from 1982 to 1998 and again since 2017. Gangway consisted of Allan Jensen (lead singer), Henrik Balling (guitar)...
- A footplate provides the structure on which a locomotive driver and fireman stand in the cab to operate a British or continental European steam locomotive...
- commanding officer. The starboard gangway to the quarterdeck is normally used by officers and their visitors; the port gangway is used by everyone else. In...
- The Little Eaton Gangway, officially the Derby Canal Railway, was a narrow gauge industrial wagonway serving the Derby Canal, in England, at Little Eaton...
- Gangway for Tomorrow is a 1943 American anthology film produced and directed by the Austrian-American John H. Auer, and originally known by its working...