Gangway - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈɡæŋweɪ|  American pronunciation of the word gangway
Brit.  |ˈɡæŋweɪ|  British pronunciation of the word gangway

noun

- a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site)
- a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside (syn: gangplank)
- passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores (syn: aisle)

Extra examples

People unable to obtain places were inconveniently crowded about the gangways.

Word forms

noun
singular: gangway
plural: gangways
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