Gangway Definition
găngwā
gangways
noun
gangways
A passageway for entering, leaving, or going past.
Webster's New World
An opening in a vessel's bulwarks or railing that allows passage on or off.
Webster's New World
An opening in the bulwark of a ship through which passengers may board.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
A narrow passageway, as of boards laid on the ground.
American Heritage
interjection
Make room; clear the way.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Gangway
Noun
Singular:
gangwayPlural:
gangwaysOrigin of Gangway
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From Middle English, from Old English gangweg (“passageway, thoroughfare”), equivalant to gang + way. Related to Dutch gang (“hallway”) and Norwegian gang (“hallway”).
From Wiktionary
From gang way, passage (obsolete and dialectal)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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