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

2. a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside

3. passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores

1.同gangplank
Agangway is the same as agangplank .

2.（剧场、飞机等的）座间通道，过道
The gangway is the passage between rows of seats, for example in a theatre or aircraft, for people to walk along.

e.g. A man in thegangway suddenly stood up to reach for something in the overhead locker.
靠通道坐的一名男子突然起身去拿头顶上方行李舱里的什么东西。

1. 舷梯：(3)保证舷梯(gangway)安全. 在某些开敞式泊位,外界因素影响船舶使其前后移动或来回碰离码头这时除了要注意及时调整前后系缆外,更要注意舷梯和跳板的安全,必要时舷梯应及早回收,以免舷梯有可能被挤毁.

2. (车厢的)通道：step; foot board (车厢门口的)踏板 |gangway (车厢的)通道 | lidded ashtray 带盖烟灰盒