Gangway

French Meaning

couloir

allée

passage

échelle

passage planchéié

English Meaning

  1. Nautical A passage along either side of a ship's upper deck.
  2. Nautical See gangplank.
  3. Nautical An opening in the bulwark of a ship through which passengers may board.
  4. A narrow passageway, as of boards laid on the ground.
  5. The main level of a mine.
  6. Chiefly British The aisle that divides the front and rear seating sections of the House of Commons.
  7. Chiefly British An aisle between seating sections, as in a theater.
  8. Used to clear a passage through a crowded area.