01 n. A passage or way into or out of any inclosed place; esp., a temporary way of access formed of planks.
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1.
A passage or way into or out of any inclosed place; esp., a temporary way of access formed of planks.
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2.
In the English House of Commons, a narrow aisle across the house, below which sit those who do not vote steadly either with the government or with the opposition.
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3.
The opening through the bulwarks of a vessel by which persons enter or leave it.(Naut.)
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4.
That part of the spar deck of a vessel on each side of the booms, from the quarter-deck to the forecastle; -- more properly termed the waist.(Naut.)
Phrases & compounds
Gangway ladder —
a ladder rigged on the side of a vessel at the gangway.
To bring to the gangway —
to punish (a seaman) by flogging him at the gangway.