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Meaning of "gangway" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GANGWAY

gangway  [ˈɡæŋˌweɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GANGWAY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gangway is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GANGWAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gangway

Gangway may refer to: ▪ Gangway, a Danish band ▪ Gangway, a British musical film ▪ Gangway, a literary magazine ▪ Gangway, a passage between the quarterdeck and the forecastle of a ship ▪ The Gangway connection between railway passenger cars ▪ Gangway for Tomorrow, an American anthology...

Definition of gangway in the English dictionary

The first definition of gangway in the dictionary is an opening in a ship's side to take a gangplank. Other definition of gangway is an aisle between rows of seats. Gangway is also Also called: logway a ramp for logs leading into a sawmill.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GANGWAY


anyway
ˈɛnɪˌweɪ
Broadway
ˈbrɔːdˌweɪ
castaway
ˈkɑːstəˌweɪ
Conway
ˈkɒnˌweɪ
drangway
ˈdræŋˌweɪ
driveway
ˈdraɪvˌweɪ
freeway
ˈfriːˌweɪ
gateway
ˈɡeɪtˌweɪ
giveaway
ˈɡɪvəˌweɪ
Hathaway
ˈhæθəˌweɪ
Hemingway
ˈhɛmɪŋˌweɪ
highway
ˈhaɪˌweɪ
midway
ˈmɪdˌweɪ
Norway
ˈnɔːˌweɪ
parkway
ˈpɑːkˌweɪ
pathway
ˈpɑːθˌweɪ
railway
ˈreɪlˌweɪ
runway
ˈrʌnˌweɪ
speedway
ˈspiːdˌweɪ
subway
ˈsʌbˌweɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GANGWAY

gangplank
gangplow
gangrel
gangrene
gangrenous
gangshag
gangsman
gangsta
gangsta rap
gangsta rapper
gangster
gangster chic
gangster rap
gangsterdom
gangsterish
gangsterism
gangsterland
Gangtok
gangue
ganister

WORDS THAT END LIKE GANGWAY

away
by the way
cogway
dragway
get away
go away
in a bad way
in a way
in no way
logway
no way
once and away
one-way
out of the way
out-of-the-way
right away
ringway
the way
two-way
way

Synonyms and antonyms of gangway in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gangway» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GANGWAY

Find out the translation of gangway to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gangway from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gangway» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

舷梯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pasarela
570 millions of speakers

English

gangway
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गैंगवे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ممشى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

трап
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

corredor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চলাফেরার পথ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

allée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gangway
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gangway
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ギャングウエイ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

통로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gangway
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngỏ đi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

gangway
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गॅंगवे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iskele
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

passerella
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

trap
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

трап
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pasarelă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ανόδου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

loopplank
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

landgång
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

landgang
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gangway

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GANGWAY»

The term «gangway» is regularly used and occupies the 79.182 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GANGWAY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «gangway» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «gangway» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gangway

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GANGWAY»

Discover the use of gangway in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gangway and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Gangway Regular Navy!: Memoirs of Life and Humor in the ...
Covering the Cold War era from 1960-1980 with a strong focus on humor, Gangway, Regular Navy! is a historically and militarily accurate portrayal of world events during that time period. M3283HB - $25.00
Richard I. Merrell, 2005
2
Gangway!: Sea Language Comes Ashore
Landlubbers use a remarkable number of terms and expressions that originated at sea.
Joanna Carver Colcord, 2013
3
Echoes in the Gangway: A Catholic Boy's Trek Through the ...
The Fifties brought good times to Auburn-Gresham on Chicago's South Side. The thriving business district around 79th & Halsted pulsed with activity. Enter the Murphy family, eight strong and growing.
Joe Murphy, 2010
4
Gangway, Lord, (The) Here Come the Brides Book
' Featuring profiles of the series' creators, regulars and semi-regulars, a mini-history of 1960s and '70s television, and a chapter on HCTB's extraordinary and deeply devoted fan base, 'Gangway, Lord! (The) Here Come the Brides Book' takes ...
Jonathan Etter, 2009
5
The Naval Officer's Guide
The gangway is the aperture in the side of a ship through which personnel and material pass. The ladders leading up to the gangway from the grating at the waterline are called accommodation ladders. Larger ships may have two gangways: ...
William P. Mack, Harry A. Seymour, Lesa A. McComas, 1998
6
Public Transportation Security: Security measures for ferry ...
The use of various gangway technologies can affect the time it takes to emplace and remove the gangway.Gangway technologies include manual placement with a hand winch and mechanical placement with electric,hydraulic,and bow ...
Science Applications International Corporation, 2006
7
Stadia
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Rod Sheard, Geraint John, Ben Vickery, 2013
8
L.S.A., List of C.F.R. Sections Affected
(1) Whenever practicable, a gangway of not less than 20 inches walking surface of adequate strength, maintained in safe repair and safely secured shall be used. If a gangway is not practicable, a substantial straight ladder, extending at least ...
‎2003
9
Naval Stories
William Leggett. BROUGHT TO THE GANGWAY. BROUGHT TO THE GANGWAY . 'Tis fearful, ou the broad -back'd Brought to the Gangway.
William Leggett, 1834
10
Design of Marine Facilities for the Berthing, Mooring, and ...
The maximum vertical deflection under drop of the brow is not to exceed 'Am of the span. Gangway surfaces should be skid-resistant and preferably fitted with transverse cleats at 1-foot centers, approximately 1 inch wide by V* to 1A inch high.
John Gaythwaite, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GANGWAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gangway is used in the context of the following news items.
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Boy, 12, among 9 victims in separate shootings - Chicago Tribune
... the 700 block of East 92nd Street in the Burnside neighborhood when someone came out of a gangway and fired shots at them, police said. «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Officer-involved shooting in north STL, gun found on scene
As officers arrived on scene, two suspects were running through a gangway carrying an object that officers believed to be a gun. When the ... «KSDK, Jul 15»
3
Suspect shot in officer involved shooting
Dotson stated that officers arriving in front of the residence were captured on video. Two suspects running in the gangway saw the officer and ... «kplr11.com, Jul 15»
4
Spanish Look to Havana to Repay an Old Debt - The New York Times
... hoping to escape the new Communist government of Fidel Castro, when she was stopped at the gangway by militiamen bent on confiscating ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
5
Elle Macpherson joins bevy of Aussie celebs on Greek party island …
... and Mariah Carey, but despite doing the Med on the Arctic P, there was no sign of them arriving and walking down the special tasselled gangway at Nammos, ... «Perth Now, Jul 15»
6
Man shot in Roseland | Chicago
About 8:45 p.m., Jovan Dovantae Hopkins was walking in the 5200 block of South Emerald when someone walked out of a nearby gangway ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
7
Police: Man killed on same block of fatal PO-involved shooting day …
About 8:45 p.m., Jovan Dovantae Hopkins was walking in the 5200 block of South Emerald when someone walked out of a nearby gangway ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
8
The Wimbledon Hairdresser
To the right of Centre Court, just above the gangway which runs from the packed banks of Henman Hill down to Court 3 and beyond, lies the ... «VICE, Jul 15»
9
Jovan Dovantae Hopkins of East Chicago fatally shot in Back of the …
About 8:45 p.m., the 22-year-old was walking in the 5200 block of South Emerald when someone walked out of a nearby gangway and opened ... «Homicide Watch Chicago, Jul 15»
10
Wimbledon 2015: The Scots working behind the scenes - BBC News
Martin also managed to get closer to the action this year, with some work on the gangway of centre court. "I'm pleased to have been on centre ... «BBC News, Jul 15»

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