Sinhala Dictionary definitions for gangway
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gangway : ආසන අතර මාර්ගය
gangway : නැවට නගින බහින තරප්පුව
gangway : පෙත්මඟ
gangway definition
Intransitive verb.
- A passage or way into or out of any inclosed place; Especially., 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.