gangway

noun

1. a passageway, especially a narrow walkway.
2. Nautical.
   1. an opening in the railing or bulwark of a ship, as that into which a gangplank fits.
   2. a gangplank.
   3. an area of the weather deck of a ship, between the side and a deckhouse.
   4. accommodation ladder.
3. Railroads.
   1. the space between the cab of a steam locomotive and its tender.
   2. the side entrance of a diesel or electric locomotive.
4. British.
   1. an aisle in a theater, restaurant, etc.
   2. an aisle in the House of Commons separating the more influential members of the political parties from the younger, less influential members.
   3. a runway in a theater.
5. a temporary path of planks, as at a building site.
6. Mining. a main passage or level.
7. Also called logway. the ramp up which logs are moved into a sawmill.

interjection

8. clear the way! out of the way!

noun

1. an opening in a ship’s side to take a gangplank
2. another word for gangplank
3. British an aisle between rows of seats
4. Also called: logway mainly US a ramp for logs leading into a sawmill
5. a main passage in a mine
6. temporary planks over mud or earth, as on a building site

sentence substitute

7. clear a path!

n.

Old English gangweg “road, passage, thoroughfare;” see gang (in its original sense) + way. As a command to clear way, attested by 1912, American English.