Gangway vs Passageway - What's the difference?
gangway | passageway |
A passageway through which to enter or leave, such as one between seating areas in an auditorium, or between two buildings.
An articulating bridge or ramp, such as from land to a dock or a ship.
A temporary passageway, such as one made of planks.
(rare, obsolete, outside, dialects) A clear path through a crowd or a passageway with people.
(British) An aisle.
(nautical) A passage along either side of a ship's upper deck.
(nautical) A passage through the side of a ship or though a railing through which the ship may be boarded.
(agricultural) An earthen and plank ramp leading from the stable yard into the upper storey or mow of a dairy barn.
(to a crowd) Make way]]! [[clear, Clear a path!
* 1934 , , p 157:
A covered walkway, between rooms or buildings.
* 1994 , (Stephen Fry), (The Hippopotamus) Chapter 2
Any way for passing in, out or through something.
As nouns the difference between gangway and passageway
is that gangway is a passageway through which to enter or leave, such as one between seating areas in an auditorium, or between two buildings while passageway is a covered walkway, between rooms or buildings.As an interjection gangway
is make way! Clear a path.gangway
English
Noun
(en noun)Interjection
(en interjection)- And he pushed his way through the crowd crying, "Gangway', ' gangway !" and dragging Jane and Michael after him.
passageway
English
Noun
(en noun)- The door of the twins' room opposite was open; a twenty-watt night-light threw a weak yellow glow into the passageway . David could hear the twins breathing in time with each other.