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GANGWAYS
Noun
gangways
plural of gangway
Verb
gangways
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gangway
Source: Wiktionary
GANGWAY
Gang"way`, n. Etym: [See Gang, v. i.]
1. A passage or way into or out of any inclosed place; esp., a temporary way of access formed of planks.
2. In the English House of Commons, a narrow aisle across the house, below which sit those who do not vote steadly either with the government or with the opposition.
3. (Naut.)
Definition: The opening through the bulwarks of a vessel by which persons enter or leave it.
4. (Naut.)
Definition: That part of the spar deck of a vessel on each side of the booms, from the quarter-deck to the forecastle; -- more properly termed the waist. Totten. Gangway ladder, a ladder rigged on the side of a vessel at the gangway.
– To bring to the gangway, to punish (a seaman) by flogging him at the gangway.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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