Gangplank vs. Gangway — What's the Difference?

A board or ramp used as a removable footway between a ship and a pier. Also called gangway.

A raised platform or walkway providing a passage.

(nautical) A board used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside.

A passage between rows of seats, especially in a theatre or aircraft.

A temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside

Make way!

A passage along either side of a ship's upper deck.

See gangplank.

An opening in the bulwark of a ship through which passengers may board.

A narrow passageway, as of boards laid on the ground.

The main level of a mine.

The aisle that divides the front and rear seating sections of the House of Commons.

An aisle between seating sections, as in a theater.

Used to clear a passage through a crowded area.

A passageway through which to enter or leave, such as one between seating areas in an auditorium, or between two buildings.

An articulating bridge or ramp, such as from land to a dock or a ship.

A temporary passageway, such as one made of planks.

A clear path through a crowd or a passageway with people.

(British) An aisle.

(nautical) A passage along either side of a ship's upper deck.

(nautical) A passage through the side of a ship or an opening in the railing through which the ship may be boarded.

(agriculture) An earthen and plank ramp leading from the stable yard into the upper storey or mow of a dairy barn.

(Chicago) The narrow space between two buildings or houses, used to access the backyard/alleyway from the front.

A passageway through a passenger car

To serve as, furnish with, or conduct oneself as though proceeding on a gangway.

(to a crowd) Make way! Clear a path!

A passage or way into or out of any inclosed place; esp., a temporary way of access formed of planks.

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.

The opening through the bulwarks of a vessel by which persons enter or leave it.

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.

A temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site)

A temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside

Passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores