gangway

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!

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: gangway

Inherited from Old English: 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”).

Synonyms

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

Translations

passerella

passerelle

Gangway

passage

corridoio

doorgang

Gang

loopplank

overgang

barcarizzo

corsia

passagem

couloir

passage

passadiço