meaning of gangway
1. A passage or way into or out of any inclosed place; esp. , a temporary way of access formed of planks.
2. 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.
3. The opening through the bulwarks of a vessel by which persons enter or leave it.
4. 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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