gangway: Meaning and Definition of

gang•way

1. a passageway, esp. a narrow walkway.
1. an opening in the railing or bulwark of a ship, as that into which a gangplank fits.
2. gangplank.
3. an area of the weather deck of a ship, between the side and a deckhouse.
4. Seeaccommodation ladder.
1. the space between the cab of a steam locomotive and its tender.
2. the side entrance of a diesel or electric locomotive.
1. an aisle in a theater, restaurant, etc.
2. an aisle in the House of Commons separating the more influential members of the political parties from the younger, less influential members.
3. a runway in a theater.
5. a temporary path of planks, as at a building site.
6. a main passage or level.
7. the ramp up which logs are moved into a sawmill.

1. clear the way! out of the way!