gangway
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• noun
A movable bridge, ramp, or walkway used by passengers and crew to board or disembark from a ship or aircraft, or an opening in a ship's bulwarks for this purpose.
"Passengers lined up along the pier waiting for the crew to lower the gangway."
British A passage or aisle between rows of seats in a theater, auditorium, parliament, or passenger vehicle.
"Latecomers stood quietly in the gangway until the first act concluded."
• interjection
Used as a call or command to tell people to get out of the way and clear a path.
"The dockworkers shouted, "Gangway!" as they wheeled the heavy crates toward the cargo hold."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'gangweg', meaning 'a thoroughfare' or 'road for going', formed from 'gang' ('a going' or 'passage') and 'weg' ('way'). Its specific nautical sense emerged in the 17th century.