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n. - Passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores; A temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside;

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  • The gangway was a mass of shoulders and hats and blanket rolls.
  • The gangway is always open.
  • "We are using the ship gangway which is usually for the crew," she said.
  • 'We are using the ship gangway which is usually for the crew,' she said.
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