gangway

noun

gang·way | \ ˈgaŋ-ˌwā

Definition of gangway

1 : passageway especially : a temporary way of planks

2a : either of the sides of the upper deck of a ship

b : the opening by which a ship is boarded

c : gangplank

3 British : aisle

4a : 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

Examples of gangway in a Sentence

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The other migrants, including young children and women, one of whom reportedly had an injury, were then allowed down the gangway and taken to a center for identification. — Washington Post, "Rescued migrants questioned in Sicily about alleged threats," 13 July 2018 Aid workers awaiting their arrival clapped and cheered as the first migrants walked down the gangway. — Renata Brito, BostonGlobe.com, "Boats carrying 630 migrants dock in Spain," 17 June 2018 The boardwalk has two spaces that jut off the main gangway. — Richard Tribou, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Explore Florida's Glades County: Gators to the left, Crocs to the right," 6 May 2018 The company had been floundering, and the digital revolution was barging down the gangway. — Sam Walker, WSJ, "One Leader Sent Boeing Into a Hurricane; Landing It Was the Next Guy’s Job," 27 Apr. 2018 Amid those reassurances, many of the 65 or so attendees at Monday night's meeting in Algiers criticized the open space between the terminal's main facility and gangways as potentially vulnerable to crowding and weather. — Beau Evans, NOLA.com, "Work on Canal Street ferry terminal expected to begin in September," 20 Feb. 2018 Those same platforms, supplemented by benches, create straight lines when they’re needed (ship’s gangways, train platforms, an Atlantic City boardwalk). — Mike Fischer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Nathaniel Stampley leads a 'Ragtime' for our time," 1 Feb. 2018 That facility is slated to include bathrooms and ticket boxes, and will stand about 70 feet from two covered gangways leading to a new ferry landing on the Mississippi River bank. — Beau Evans, NOLA.com, "Work on Canal Street ferry terminal expected to begin in September," 20 Feb. 2018 About half of those need to be rebuilt with modern motors, wheels and brakes, as well as open gangways between the cars to increase capacity. — Jonathan Mahler, New York Times, "The Case for the Subway," 3 Jan. 2018

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