noun Download 🔗Share A passageway through which to enter or leave, such as one between seating areas in an auditorium, or between two buildings. Examples : "The students walked through the gangway to reach the back of the auditorium. " architecture building way nautical place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An articulating bridge or ramp, such as from land to a dock or a ship. Examples : "The passengers walked across the gangway to board the ferry. " nautical vehicle architecture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A temporary passageway, such as one made of planks. Examples : "The construction workers used a wooden gangway to cross the muddy ditch. " nautical way building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (obsolete outside dialectal) A clear path through a crowd or a passageway with people. Examples : ""The usher shouted, 'Gangway!' as he led the elderly woman through the crowded theater." " way space nautical place traffic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An aisle. Examples : "The gangway between the rows of desks in the classroom was crowded with students. " nautical way architecture vehicle Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A passage along either side of a ship's upper deck. Examples : "The students walked along the gangway to board the school bus. " nautical sailing vehicle part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A passage through the side of a ship or an opening in the railing through which the ship may be boarded. Examples : "The passengers waited patiently at the gangway, ready to board the ferry. " nautical sailing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (agricultural) An earthen and plank ramp leading from the stable yard into the upper storey or mow of a dairy barn. Examples : "The farmer used the gangway to haul hay bales up to the barn's loft. " agriculture architecture building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (Chicago) The narrow space between two buildings or houses, used to access the backyard/alleyway from the front. Examples : "The children carefully navigated the narrow gangway between the two houses to reach the backyard. " area architecture building place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A passageway through a passenger car Examples : ""I walked through the gangway of the train to find a seat closer to my family." " vehicle part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To serve as, furnish with, or conduct oneself as though proceeding on a gangway. Examples : "The volunteer teacher will gangway the new students to the classroom, guiding them through the doorway. " nautical sailing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
interjection Download 🔗Share (to a crowd) Make way! Clear a path! Examples : ""Gangway, everyone! The teacher needs to get to the front of the classroom." " nautical communication exclamation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading