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GANGWAY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores

Synonyms:

aisle; gangway

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("gangway" is a kind of...):

passageway (a passage between rooms or between buildings)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside

Synonyms:

gangboard; gangplank; gangway

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("gangway" is a kind of...):

footbridge; overcrossing; pedestrian bridge (a bridge designed for pedestrians)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("gangway" is a kind of...):

passageway (a passage between rooms or between buildings)

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