different between hallway vs gangway
hallway
English
Etymology
hall +? way
Noun
hallway (plural hallways)
- A corridor in a building that connects rooms.
Derived terms
- hallway healthcare
- hallway hospitalization
- hallway medicine
- hallway monitor
- hallway track
Translations
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gangway
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)
- 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.
- (Britain) An aisle.
- (nautical) A passage along either side of a ship's upper deck.
- (nautical) A passage through the side of a ship or an opening in the 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.
- (Chicago) The narrow space between two buildings or houses, used to access the backyard/alleyway from the front.
- 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)
- To serve as, furnish with, or conduct oneself as though proceeding on a gangway.
Interjection
gangway
- (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.
- 1934, P. L. Travers, Mary Poppins, p 157:
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