gangways

Boarding ramps aboard

Gangways is an exclamation calling for people to clear a path, typically shouted when carrying something heavy or moving urgently through a crowd: Gangways! Coming through!

The word is the plural of gangway—a passage or walkway, especially a movable bridge between a ship and dock.

The exclamation treats the crowd as blocking multiple passages that need clearing.

aviation

jetway

Airport passenger corridor

terminal · aircraft · deplaning · jetliner · cabin · ramp · apron · passenger · airline · concourse

nautical

deck

Ship's flat surface

  • shipSeagoing transport vessel
  • dockMooring structure at water's edge
  • berthSleeping space on transport

vessel · mooring · pier · quay · embarkation · disembarkation · bulkhead · hatch · portside · starboard

passage

corridor

Enclosed connecting walkway

path · channel · footbridge · catwalk · tunnel · overpass · crossing

theater

aisle

Corridor between seating sections

balcony · row · usher · audience · stage · access · passage · stalls · parterre · mezzanine

exclamation

clearance

Permitted passage or approval

Categories
Opposites
structural permanence

gangwaysfoundations

Structural bases below ground

access vs barrier

gangwaysbarriers

Things blocking access

blockades · walls · obstructions · barricades · gates

mobility function

gangwaysberths

Docking spaces or bunks

anchorages · terminals

Family

gangway

Familiarity
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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G