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Etymology [edit]
From Middle English, from Old English gangweg (“passageway, thoroughfare”), equivalant to gang + way. Related to Dutch gang (“hallway”) and Norwegian gang (“hallway”).
gangway (plural gangways)
- A passageway through which to enter or leave, such as one between seating areas in an auditorium, or between two buildings.
- An articulating bridge or ramp, such as from land to a dock or a ship.
- A temporary passageway, such as one made of planks.
- (rare, obsolete, except dialectal) A clear path through a crowd or a passageway with people.
- (UK) An aisle.
- (nautical) A passage along either side of a ship's upper deck.
- (nautical) A passage through the side of a ship or though a railing through which the ship may be boarded.
- (agricultural) An earthen and plank ramp leading from the stable yard into the upper storey or mow of a dairy barn.
Translations [edit]
temporary bridge
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- Japanese: タラッブ (ja) (tarappu), 舷梯 (ja) (げんてい, gentei), タラッブ (ja) (tarappu)
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- Russian: трап (ru) (trap) m, сходни (ru) (sxódni) f pl, выход (ru) (výxod) m
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temporary plank bridge, path, or passageway
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- Japanese: 歩み板 (ja) (あゆみいた, ayumiita)
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- Russian: трап (ru) (trap) m
Spanish: pasadizo (es) m
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clear path through a crowd
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- Japanese: 通路 (ja) (つうろ, tsūro)
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- Russian: выход (ru) (výxod) m, проход (ru) (proxód) m
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imperative to clear a path quickly
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- Mandarin: 借過 (cmn), 借过 (cmn) (jièguò)
- Finnish: tietä (fi), tehkää (fi) tietä
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- Italian: largo (it)
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- Japanese: 通して (ja) (とおして, tō shite)
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- Russian: проход (ru) (proxód) m, дорога (ru) (doróga) m (дорогу! dorógu!)
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nautical: passage on upper deck
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- Italian: barcarizzo (it)
- Japanese: 舷梯 (ja) (げんてい, gentei), タラッブ (ja) (tarappu)
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- Portuguese: portaló (pt) m
- Russian: трап (ru) (trap) m, шкафут (ru) (škafút) m
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nautical: passage through the side of a ship
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- Mandarin: 舷梯 (cmn) (xiántī)
- Dutch: valreep (nl)
- Finnish: maihinnousuportti (fi)
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- Italian: barcarizzo (it)
- Japanese: 舷梯 (ja) (げんてい, gentei), タラッブ (ja) (tarappu)
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- Russian: трап (ru) (trap) m, сходни (ru) (sxódni) f pl
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Interjection [edit]
gangway
- (to a crowd) Make way! Clear a path!
- 1934, P. L. Travers, Mary Poppins, p 157:
- And he pushed his way through the crowd crying, "Gangway, gangway!" and dragging Jane and Michael after him.
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