Alleyway vs. Gangway — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Alleyway and Gangway
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Alleyway
A narrow passage between buildings.
Gangway
A raised platform or walkway providing a passage.
Alleyway
A narrow street formed by the proximity of adjacent buildings.
Gangway
A passage between rows of seats, especially in a theatre or aircraft.
Alleyway
A passage between two rows of cabins in a ship.
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Gangway
Make way!
Alleyway
An alley.
Gangway
A passage along either side of a ship's upper deck.
Alleyway
A narrow street with walls on both sides
Gangway
See gangplank.
Gangway
An opening in the bulwark of a ship through which passengers may board.
Gangway
A narrow passageway, as of boards laid on the ground.
Gangway
The main level of a mine.
Gangway
The aisle that divides the front and rear seating sections of the House of Commons.
Gangway
An aisle between seating sections, as in a theater.
Gangway
Used to clear a passage through a crowded area.
Gangway
A passageway through which to enter or leave, such as one between seating areas in an auditorium, or between two buildings.
Gangway
An articulating bridge or ramp, such as from land to a dock or a ship.
Gangway
A temporary passageway, such as one made of planks.
Gangway
A clear path through a crowd or a passageway with people.
Gangway
(British) An aisle.
Gangway
(nautical) A passage along either side of a ship's upper deck.
Gangway
(nautical) A passage through the side of a ship or an opening in the railing through which the ship may be boarded.
Gangway
(agriculture) An earthen and plank ramp leading from the stable yard into the upper storey or mow of a dairy barn.
Gangway
(Chicago) The narrow space between two buildings or houses, used to access the backyard/alleyway from the front.
Gangway
A passageway through a passenger car
Gangway
To serve as, furnish with, or conduct oneself as though proceeding on a gangway.
Gangway
(to a crowd) Make way! Clear a path!
Gangway
A passage or way into or out of any inclosed place; esp., a temporary way of access formed of planks.
Gangway
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.
Gangway
The opening through the bulwarks of a vessel by which persons enter or leave it.
Gangway
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.
Gangway
A temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site)
Gangway
A temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside
Gangway
Passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores
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