Definition of gangway
1
: passageway;
especially
: a temporary way of planks
2 a
: either of the sides of the upper deck of a ship
b
: the opening by which a ship is boarded
c
: gangplank
4 a
: a cross aisle dividing the front benches from the backbenches in the British House of Commons
b
: an aisle in the British House of Commons that separates government and opposition benches
5
: a clear passage through a crowd
—often used as an interjection
