Definition of Gangwey
Gangway, a passage in the House of Commons, running across the
house, which separates the independent members from the supporters of the
Government and the Opposition.
- Wikipedia
Gang"way` (?), n. [See Gang,
v. i.] 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. (Naut.) The opening through the
bulwarks of a vessel by which persons enter or leave it.
4. (Naut.) 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.
Totten.
Gangway ladder, a ladder rigged on the side
of a vessel at the gangway. -- To bring to the
gangway, to punish (a seaman) by flogging him at the
gangway.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a passageway through which to enter or leave, such as one between seating areas in an auditorium, or between two buildings.
- a temporary bridge such as one between a ship and the shore.
- a temporary passageway made of planks.
- British English: an aisle.
- nautical: a passage along either side of a ship's upper deck.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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