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gangway

Syllabification: (gang·way)
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Definition of gangway

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈgaNGˌwā/
  • a raised platform or walkway providing a passage.
  • British a passage between rows of seats, especially in a theater or aircraft.
  • a movable bridge linking a ship to the shore.
  • an opening in the bulwarks by which a ship is entered or left.
  • a temporary arrangement of planks for crossing muddy or difficult ground on a building site.

exclamation

Pronunciation: /ˈgaNGˈwā/
  • make way!; get out of the way!.

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