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Get to know Gangway better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like passageway or gangplank.

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Gangway | Gangways

Gangway meaning

  1. A passageway through which to enter or leave.
  2. An aisle between rows of seating (especially in a train, aircraft or auditorium).

Synonyms of Gangway

passageway gangplank gangboard footbridge overcrossing pedestrian bridge aisle

Related words

Other words often associated with Gangway or its synonyms:

span bridge passage area structure

Using Gangway

  • The main meaning on this page is: A passageway through which to enter or leave. | An aisle between rows of seating (especially in a train, aircraft or auditorium). | A passageway through which to enter or leave.
  • Useful related words include: passageway, gangplank, gangboard, footbridge.
  • In the example corpus, gangway often appears in combinations such as: the gangway, gangway when, gangway between.

Context around Gangway

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 10 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

crew 1× short 1× eaton 1×

Sentence patterns with Gangway

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a short gangway 1× at the gangway between two 1× down the gangway to be 1× in the gangway by her 1× little eaton gangway and derby 1× on a gangway in spite 1× on the gangway when it 1× ship s gangway on to 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a city worker 1× a spokesman from 1× a staircase gives 1× each car only 1× every inch of 1× five young men 1×

Common sentence endings:

a short gangway 1× approached muhammad said 1× by the crowd 1× canal second ed 1× carriages is located 1× center for identification 1×

Words around Gangway

Just before it in the word index:

gangwar 7 gangwal 7 ganguly 74 ganguli 7 gangubai 4 gangu 2

Just after it in the word index:

gangways 5 gangwon 10 gani 41 ganie 4 ganiga 3 ganim 11

Similar in corpus frequency:

aat 18 abhorrence 18 abms 18 absolutes 18 absorbance 18 abule 18

Corpus analysis for Gangway

  • In this selection, "gangway" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, crew, short and eaton stand out and add context to how "gangway" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a short gangway and at the gangway between two. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gangway" sits close to words such as aat, abhorrence and abms, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gangway

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The Little Eaton Gangway and Derby Canal (Second ed.). (9 words)

That person ran through a gangway when officers approached, Muhammad said. (11 words)

Five young men jammed at the gangway between two Second Class coaches. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

A spokesman from CalMac said: ‘We are also discussing with them alternative short term options to berth the vessel without the crew gangway to protect the weekend timetable. (28 words)

Each car only travelled half the distance between the second and third levels and passengers were required to change lifts halfway by means of a short gangway. (27 words)

Neighbor Maria Lopez says the attempted assault happened in the gangway by her home, and she woke up that morning to police knocking on her door. (26 words)

Example sentences (12)

That person ran through a gangway when officers approached, Muhammad said.

Neighbor Maria Lopez says the attempted assault happened in the gangway by her home, and she woke up that morning to police knocking on her door.

Rabon said “upwards of 40 people” were on the gangway when it collapsed, and at least 20 fell into the water.

Passengers, crew members, baggage and trolleys will be transferred easily from the ship’s gangway on to the pier and then to shore.

A city worker helps a woman who decided to cross St. Mark square on a gangway, in spite of prohibition, in Venice, Italy.

Every inch of the progress up the gangway was bitterly contested by the crowd.

Five young men jammed at the gangway between two Second Class coaches.

A spokesman from CalMac said: ‘We are also discussing with them alternative short term options to berth the vessel without the crew gangway to protect the weekend timetable.

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The other migrants, including young children and women then came down the gangway to be taken to a center for identification.

A staircase gives access to the upper level, where the gangway between carriages is located.

Each car only travelled half the distance between the second and third levels and passengers were required to change lifts halfway by means of a short gangway.

The Little Eaton Gangway and Derby Canal (Second ed.).

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Common combinations with gangway

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gangway" in a sentence?
An example: "That person ran through a gangway when officers approached, Muhammad said." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "gangway" from authentic English texts.
What does "gangway" mean?
Gangway means: A passageway through which to enter or leave.
What are synonyms of "gangway"?
Common synonyms of "gangway" include: passageway, gangplank, gangboard, footbridge, overcrossing, pedestrian bridge, aisle.
How many example sentences with "gangway" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "gangway", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.