different between gangway vs passerelle

English

Etymology

From Middle English gangway, from Old English gangwe? (“passageway; thoroughfare”), equivalent to gang +? way. Related to Dutch gang (“hallway”) and Norwegian gang (“hallway”).

Noun

gangway (plural gangways)

1. A passageway through which to enter or leave, such as one between seating areas in an auditorium, or between two buildings.
2. An articulating bridge or ramp, such as from land to a dock or a ship.
3. A temporary passageway, such as one made of planks.
4. (rare, obsolete outside dialects) A clear path through a crowd or a passageway with people.
5. (Britain) An aisle.
6. (nautical) A passage along either side of a ship's upper deck.
7. (nautical) A passage through the side of a ship or an opening in the railing through which the ship may be boarded.
8. (agricultural) An earthen and plank ramp leading from the stable yard into the upper storey or mow of a dairy barn.
9. (Chicago) The narrow space between two buildings or houses, used to access the backyard/alleyway from the front.
10. A passageway through a passenger car

Synonyms

• (narrow space between two buildings): See Thesaurus:alley

Hyponyms

• (enclosed corridor between an airport and plane): See jet bridge

Related terms

• gangplank
• gangboard

Translations

Verb

gangway (third-person singular simple present gangways, present participle gangwaying, simple past and past participle gangwayed)

1. To serve as, furnish with, or conduct oneself as though proceeding on a gangway.

Interjection

gangway

1. (to a crowd) Make way! Clear a path!
   • 1934, P. L. Travers, Mary Poppins, p 157:

     And he pushed his way through the crowd crying, "Gangway, gangway!" and dragging Jane and Michael after him.

Translations

English

Etymology

From French passerelle.

Noun

passerelle (plural passerelles)

1. A gangplank or platform used to board or leave a large yacht.
2. A semicircular ramp or catwalk that extends from the stage of a theater around the orchestra pit.

French

Etymology

passer +? -elle

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.s??l/

Noun

passerelle f (plural passerelles)

1. footbridge
2. (nautical) bridge
3. (aviation, nautical) gangway, bridge
4. (computing) gateway

Derived terms

• passerelle himalayenne

Descendants

• ? English: passerelle
• ? German: Passerelle
• ? Italian: passerella
  • ? Spanish: pasarela

Further reading

• “passerelle” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?lle

Noun

passerelle f

1. plural of passerella