passerelle

§English

§Etymology

French

§Noun

passerelle (plural passerelles)

1. A gangplank or platform used to board or leave a large yacht.
2. A semicircular ramp or catwalk that extends from the stage of a theater around the orchestra pit.

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§French

§Etymology

From passer + -elle.

§Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pasʁɛl/

§Noun

passerelle f (plural passerelles)

1. footbridge
2. (nautical) bridge
3. (aviation, nautical) gangway, bridge
4. (computing) gateway

§External links

• “passerelle” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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§Italian

§Noun

passerelle f

1. plural form of passerella