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gangway

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Transport, Water
gang·way /ˈɡæŋweɪ/ noun [countable]  1. TBBTTa space between two rows of seats in a theatre, bus, or train 〔剧场、公共汽车或火车上两排座位间的〕过道 SYN aisle2. TTWa large board or steps between a boat and the shore for people to walk down 〔船和岸之间的〕跳板,步桥n3. gangway!
Examples from the Corpus
gangwayIts verandah was lined with potted shrubs, and connected to the bank by a gangway.But at last they reached the top of the crowded gangway.She hurried downstage and scampered down the makeshift gangway to the auditorium floor.As he emerged from the narrow gangway he was momentarily blinded by bright lights shining straight into his eyes.Hands white with cold, they struggled along the gangway and down the stairs.The water was down, the gangway steep, and everything stank of tide and mud and rotting wood.Ezra joined him wordlessly and stepped up to the opposite end of a full barrel and dragged it to the gangway.The gangway lamps seemed to give no light, only add further to the gloom of the dusk.
ngangway!spokenCAREFUL used to tell people in a crowd to let someone go through 让路!闪开!Origin gangway (1600-1700) gang going, way ( → GANG1) + way
gang·way noungangway!LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
two space between a Corpus of seats rows


gangway
gangway /ˈɡæŋweɪ/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Origin: gang 'going, way' ( gang1) + way
1. a space between two rows of seats in a theatre, bus, or train
   SYN  aisle
2. a large board or steps between a boat and the shore for people to walk down
3. gangway! spoken used to tell people in a crowd to let someone go through


gang·wayBrE /ˈɡæŋweɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡæŋweɪ/ 🔊 noun(BrE) a passage between rows of seats in a theatre, an aircraft, etc. (剧场、飞机等的)座间通道   compare aisle a bridge placed between the side of a ship and land so people can get on and off (上下船用的)步桥,跳板