gangway

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gangway/ˈɡaŋweɪ/

▶noun

• 1 a raised platform or walkway providing a passage.

• 2 a movable bridge linking a ship to the shore.

  ■ an opening in the bulwarks by which a ship is entered or left.

• 3 Brit. a passage between rows of seats, especially in an aircraft.

▶exclamation make way!