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gangway

[gang-wey, gang-wey] / ˈgæŋˌweɪ, ˈgæŋˈweɪ /


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“An initial inspection by the crew indicates that damage to the vessel’s gangway is limited, and the vessel has remained stable and underway on a course out of the area.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024

On a good day, Temple would take the gangway that connected rig to helipad and meet them there.

From Slate • Dec. 16, 2023

Other reports said that, while the barge had three fire exits, one was not operational because it was at the end of a gangway that had been deemed too steep to be safely used.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2023

On Wednesday morning one crewman carried an umbrella up the gangway that the migrants unsteadily walked down last week, some of them met by stretchers and health workers with foil blankets.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2023

“Maybe they’re on a different ferry,” I said as the last trickle of people walked down the gangway.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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