gangway

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. (Ireland, UK) A passageway through which to enter or leave.
2. (UK, broadly) A passageway through which to enter or leave.
3. (US) A passageway through which to enter or leave.
4. An articulating bridge or ramp, such as from land to a dock or a ship.
5. A passage along either side of a ship's upper deck.
6. A passage through the side of a ship or an opening in the railing through which the ship may be boarded; (also in later use) a jet bridge.
7. (rare) A temporary passageway, such as one made of planks.
8. (dialectal, obsolete, rare) A clear path through a crowd or a passageway with people.
9. An earthen and plank ramp leading from the stable yard into the upper storey or mow of a dairy barn.

Verb

To serve as, furnish with, or conduct oneself as though proceeding on a gangway.

Intj

Make way! Clear a path!

Conceptes

corredor

passarel·la

portaló

passarella

espai lliure de marcatge

Sinònims

gangplank

aisle

gangboard

passageway

passage

corridor

boarding bridge

alleyway

alley

duct

ladder

🪜

lane

lead

meatus

pass

path

🛣️

pathway

ramp

stairway

thoroughfare

tube

tunnel

underpass

walk-through

walkway

access board

accommodation ladder

gangboarding

passage-way

adit

gang board

canal

catwalk

channel

driveway

entryway

footbridge

gallery

hall

hallway

Traduccions

passerella

passerelle

Gangway

corridoio

passage

doorgang

barcarizzo

overgang

loopplank

Gang

corsia

passagem

couloir

passage

passadiço

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: gangway

Heretat de anglès antic: gangweġ

In summary

From Middle English gangway, from Old English gangweġ (“passageway; thoroughfare”), equivalent to gang + way. Related to Dutch gang (“hallway”) and Norwegian gang (“hallway”).