Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun gangway
3 senses of gangway
Sense 1
gangway -- (a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site))
=> passageway -- (a passage between rooms or between buildings)
Sense 2
gangplank, gangboard, gangway -- (a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside)
=> footbridge, overcrossing, pedestrian bridge -- (a bridge designed for pedestrians)
Sense 3
aisle, gangway -- (passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores)
=> passageway -- (a passage between rooms or between buildings)