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gangway

gangway

3 5.0
A passage between rows of seats or shelves for people to walk
  • noun
  • /ˈɡæŋˌweɪ/
  • UK
translation icon : pasillo
  • The passengers lined up in the gangway as they prepared to board the airplane.
  • a narrow gangway

Examples

  • Please do not block the gangway between the shelves in the store so customers can navigate easily.

  • Stand clear of the gangway!

    This Happy Breed (1944)

  • Keep the gangway clear.

    Madonna and Child (1980)

  • "The long-haired girl stood in the gangway, arms akimbo.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • The bassoon blast of the ferry horn startles me, and I jerk the bag up against my chest as the other passengers jostle me along the gangway.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • The crew ensured that the gangway was clear to allow for smooth movement during the performance.

Synonyms

aisle
vsgangway
406 1.5

A passage between rows, for example between seats or shelves

is a similar passage but mainly in auditoriums or passenger vehicles

Antonyms

blockage
38 4.1

Something that blocks a pipe or blood vessel and stops flow

How Wide

hall
314 1.0
corridor
295 2.5
passageway
50 3.2
gangway
  • UK
3 5.0
aisle
406 1.5

Surface Forms

gangway singular
gangways plural

Morphology

gangway = gang + way (semi-transparent) = gang + way

Compound of two common words; 'way' indicates a passage but the contribution of 'gang' to the meaning (passage vs group) may not be obvious to learners.

Etymology

Gangway comes from the old word gang meaning 'to go' or 'a path' and the word way meaning 'road'. So a gangway is a narrow path between seats or shelves that lets people move through a room.