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Meanings of gangway in English

Portuguese
prancha de desembarque
Spanish
rampa de abordaje

A temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside.

prancha de desembarque
Portuguese
passagem
Catalan
corredor

Passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores.

passagem
Synonyms
Examples for "gangplank"
Examples for "gangplank"
1
At the gangplank, a table was set up to greet potential investors.
Latte trouble
2
A gangplank was lowered, and two soldiers from Thonbec carried Axarandes aboard.
The Dargonesti (Elves of the Sea)
3
When she stepped from the gangplank there was quiet on the pier.
Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters
4
The silver gangplank bent under his weight as he came stomping along.
The Neverending Story
5
And with a final look at Chaol, she strode up the gangplank.
Crown of Midnight
Spanish
pasamano

Ship element; nautical term.

Related terms
pasamano
Usage of gangway in English
1
I ran forward along the keel gangway, searching for the control room.
Armageddon 2419 A. D.
2
He headed to the gangway but froze as Giana barked: 'Stop him!'
Assail
3
The gangway was fixed and the movement of the conglomerate mass began.
Jaffery
4
He leant over the gangway and watched the heaving of the sea.
The Phantom Ship
5
The boys left the ladder and moved out into the center gangway.
Boy Scouts in the Coal Caverns; Or, The Light in Tunnel Six
6
The brothers were now at the gangway leading down to the float.
Frank and Andy Afloat; Or, The Cave on the Island
7
Rage nodded and let Nomadiel speak to the river-man at the gangway.
Winter door
8
Shortly thereafter Duff heard from his stateroom an uproar in the gangway.
Ralph Granger's Fortunes
9
At the Havre boat I took the fore, he the aft gangway.
Jaffery
10
Here are five boys and one full grown man in the gangway.
Boy Scouts in the Coal Caverns; Or, The Light in Tunnel Six
11
Ralph waved his hand to them from the top of the gangway.
The Kingdom of the Blind
12
Bull Sternford was one of the first to pass down the gangway.
The Man in the Twilight
13
Awake I was, and walking in the weather-gangway, in a sailor's trot.
Afloat and Ashore: A Sea Tale
14
Two men now placed themselves under the lamp immediately beside the gangway.
Desperate Remedies
15
They have magnetic boots, but the boots only work on the gangway.
Wired
16
Gwynplaine, having reached the gangway, perceived a light in front of him.
The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History
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Catalan
corredor
Gangway through the time
Gangway across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common