Gangway

Definition:

  • (v. i.) A passage or way into or out of any inclosed place; esp., a temporary way of access formed of planks.
  • (v. i.) In the English House of Commons, a narrow aisle across the house, below which sit those who do not vote steadly either with the government or with the opposition.
  • (v. i.) The opening through the bulwarks of a vessel by which persons enter or leave it.
  • (v. i.) That part of the spar deck of a vessel on each side of the booms, from the quarter-deck to the forecastle; -- more properly termed the waist.

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aisle vs. gangway

gangway vs. plank

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