What is the meaning of gangway?

noun

  • A temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site. )
  • A temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside.
  • Passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores.
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