English noun: gangway | |||
1. | gangway (artifact) a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | passageway | ||
2. | gangway (artifact) a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside | ||
Synonyms | gangboard, gangplank | ||
Broader (hypernym) | footbridge, overcrossing, pedestrian bridge | ||
3. | gangway (artifact) passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores | ||
Synonyms | aisle | ||
Broader (hypernym) | passageway | ||