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Make way! Clear a path!
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: to a crowd
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A passageway through which to enter or leave.
An aisle between rows of seating (especially in a train, aircraft or auditorium).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK
Examples
- The new fleet of trains comes with widened gangways and improved seating.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: alley, alleyway, backs, bunnyrun, chare, chore, close, ennog, entry, fold, gangway, gant, gennel, ginnel, gunnel, gitty, gully, gullyway, hocket, jennel, jigger, jitty, lane, laneway, loke, passage, pend, rabbit run, shut, snickelway, snicket, tenfoot, twitchel, twitten, wynd, vennel
Antonyms: none provided
A passageway through which to enter or leave.
The dividing aisle between the rows of seats on either side of the House of Commons. Used chiefly with reference to terms such as below the gangway.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, broadly
Topics: government, politics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: alley, alleyway, backs, bunnyrun, chare, chore, close, ennog, entry, fold, gangway, gant, gennel, ginnel, gunnel, gitty, gully, gullyway, hocket, jennel, jigger, jitty, lane, laneway, loke, passage, pend, rabbit run, shut, snickelway, snicket, tenfoot, twitchel, twitten, wynd, vennel
Antonyms: none provided
A passageway through which to enter or leave.
The narrow space between two buildings or houses, used to access the backyard/alleyway from the front.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: alley, alleyway, backs, bunnyrun, chare, chore, close, ennog, entry, fold, gangway, gant, gennel, ginnel, gunnel, gitty, gully, gullyway, hocket, jennel, jigger, jitty, lane, laneway, loke, passage, pend, rabbit run, shut, snickelway, snicket, tenfoot, twitchel, twitten, wynd, vennel
Antonyms: none provided
An articulating bridge or ramp, such as from land to a dock or a ship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A passage along either side of a ship's upper deck.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A passage through the side of a ship or an opening in the railing through which the ship may be boarded; (also in later use) a jet bridge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A temporary passageway, such as one made of planks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A clear path through a crowd or a passageway with people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal, obsolete, rare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
An earthen and plank ramp leading from the stable yard into the upper storey or mow of a dairy barn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To serve as, furnish with, or conduct oneself as though proceeding on a gangway.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aisle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: passageway
a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gangplank, gangboard
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: footbridge, overcrossing, pedestrian bridge
a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: passageway
From Middle English gangway, from Old English gangweġ (“passageway; thoroughfare”), equivalent to gang + way. Related to Dutch gang (“hallway”) and Norwegian gang (“hallway”).
Across languages
Translations
139 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
писта!
(pista!)
— make way
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Catalan:
feu lloc
— make way
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Catalan:
aparteu-vos
— make way
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Chinese Mandarin:
借過 /借过
(jièguò)
— make way
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Dutch:
opzij!
— make way
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Dutch:
aan de kant!
— make way
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Finnish:
tietä
— make way
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Finnish:
tehkää tietä
— make way
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French:
écartez-vous
— make way
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French:
laissez passer
— make way
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French:
dégagez le passage
— make way
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German:
Mach Platz!
— make way
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Italian:
pista!
— make way
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Italian:
fate largo!
— make way
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Japanese:
通して
(tō shite)
— make way
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Māori:
pōuri ake
— make way
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Māori:
pōuri atu
— make way
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Polish:
z drogi
— make way
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Portuguese:
abram alas
— make way
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Russian:
прохо́д
(proxód)
— make way
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Russian:
доро́га
(doróga)
— make way
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Spanish:
¡a un lado!
— make way
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Bulgarian:
проход
(prohod)
— passageway
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Chinese Mandarin:
過道 /过道
(guòdào)
— passageway
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Czech:
ulička
— passageway
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Danish:
gang
— passageway
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Danish:
passage
— passageway
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Finnish:
käytävä
— passageway
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Finnish:
kulkutie
— passageway
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French:
passerelle
— passageway
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French:
passage
— passageway
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Georgian:
გასასვლელი
(gasasvleli)
— passageway
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Georgian:
გასავალი
(gasavali)
— passageway
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German:
Gang
— passageway
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German:
Gangway
— passageway
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Italian:
corridoio
— passageway
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Japanese:
舷門
(genmon)
— passageway
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Japanese:
通路
(tsūro)
— passageway
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Korean:
통로
(tongno)
— passageway
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Polish:
przejście
— passageway
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Portuguese:
passagem
— passageway
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Portuguese:
passadiço
— passageway
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Russian:
прохо́д
(proxód)
— passageway
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Spanish:
corredor
— passageway
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Ottoman Turkish:
دهلیز
(dehliz, dihliz)
— passageway
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Ottoman Turkish:
آرالق
(aralık)
— passageway
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Arabic:
جسر مؤقث
— temporary bridge for boarding a vessel
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Bulgarian:
сходня
(shodnja)
— temporary bridge for boarding a vessel
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Catalan:
passarel·la
— temporary bridge for boarding a vessel
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Chinese Mandarin:
舷梯
(xiántī)
— temporary bridge for boarding a vessel
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Czech:
nástupní můstek
— temporary bridge for boarding a vessel
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Czech:
přístavní můstek
— temporary bridge for boarding a vessel
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Finnish:
laivasilta
— temporary bridge for boarding a vessel
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Finnish:
laskuportaat
— temporary bridge for boarding a vessel
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Finnish:
lankonki
— temporary bridge for boarding a vessel
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French:
passage
— temporary bridge for boarding a vessel
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Georgian:
ტრაპი
(ṭraṗi)
— temporary bridge for boarding a vessel
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Georgian:
საბიჯელა
(sabiǯela)
— temporary bridge for boarding a vessel
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German:
Gangway
— temporary bridge for boarding a vessel
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Hebrew:
כבש עליה
— temporary bridge for boarding a vessel
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Italian:
palanca
— temporary bridge for boarding a vessel
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Italian:
passerella
— temporary bridge for boarding a vessel
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Italian:
scalandrone
— temporary bridge for boarding a vessel
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Japanese:
タラップ
(tarappu)
— temporary bridge for boarding a vessel
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Japanese:
舷梯
(gentei)
— temporary bridge for boarding a vessel
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Polish:
trap
— temporary bridge for boarding a vessel
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Portuguese:
prancha
— temporary bridge for boarding a vessel
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Russian:
трап
(trap)
— temporary bridge for boarding a vessel
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Russian:
схо́дни
(sxódni)
— temporary bridge for boarding a vessel
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Russian:
вы́ход
(výxod)
— temporary bridge for boarding a vessel
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Spanish:
pasarela
— temporary bridge for boarding a vessel
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Spanish:
manga
— temporary bridge for boarding a vessel
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Spanish:
finger (fínger)
— temporary bridge for boarding a vessel
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Ottoman Turkish:
اسكله
(iskele)
— temporary bridge for boarding a vessel
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Chinese Mandarin:
木板道
(mùbǎndào)
— temporary plank bridge, path, or passageway
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Danish:
gangbræt
— temporary plank bridge, path, or passageway
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Finnish:
kulkusilta
— temporary plank bridge, path, or passageway
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Finnish:
lankonki
— temporary plank bridge, path, or passageway
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French:
passage
— temporary plank bridge, path, or passageway
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Georgian:
ტრაპი
(ṭraṗi)
— temporary plank bridge, path, or passageway
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German:
Landungsbrücke
— temporary plank bridge, path, or passageway
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Italian:
palanca
— temporary plank bridge, path, or passageway
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Italian:
passerella
— temporary plank bridge, path, or passageway
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Italian:
ballatoio
— temporary plank bridge, path, or passageway
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Japanese:
歩み板
(ayumiita)
— temporary plank bridge, path, or passageway
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Occitan:
palanca
— temporary plank bridge, path, or passageway
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Polish:
trap
— temporary plank bridge, path, or passageway
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Portuguese:
prancha
— temporary plank bridge, path, or passageway
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Russian:
трап
(trap)
— temporary plank bridge, path, or passageway
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Spanish:
pasadizo
— temporary plank bridge, path, or passageway
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Ottoman Turkish:
اسكله
(iskele)
— temporary plank bridge, path, or passageway
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Chinese Mandarin:
通道
(tōngdào)
— clear path through a crowd
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Czech:
ulička
— clear path through a crowd
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Finnish:
kulkutie
— clear path through a crowd
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French:
passage
— clear path through a crowd
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Georgian:
გასასვლელი
(gasasvleli)
— clear path through a crowd
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German:
Durchgang
— clear path through a crowd
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Italian:
largo
— clear path through a crowd
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Japanese:
通路
(tsūro)
— clear path through a crowd
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Polish:
przejście
— clear path through a crowd
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Portuguese:
passagem
— clear path through a crowd
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Russian:
вы́ход
(výxod)
— clear path through a crowd
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Russian:
прохо́д
(proxód)
— clear path through a crowd
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Chinese Mandarin:
舷梯
(xiántī)
— nautical: passage on upper deck
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Dutch:
gangboord
— nautical: passage on upper deck
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Finnish:
kävelykansi
— nautical: passage on upper deck
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French:
passavant
— nautical: passage on upper deck
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Georgian:
ტრაპი
(ṭraṗi)
— nautical: passage on upper deck
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German:
Gangway
— nautical: passage on upper deck
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Hebrew:
ספון המתנים
(sipun hamotnayim)
— nautical: passage on upper deck
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Italian:
barcarizzo
— nautical: passage on upper deck
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Japanese:
舷梯
(gentei)
— nautical: passage on upper deck
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Japanese:
タラップ
(tarappu)
— nautical: passage on upper deck
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Latin:
agea
— nautical: passage on upper deck
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Polish:
trap
— nautical: passage on upper deck
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Portuguese:
portaló
— nautical: passage on upper deck
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Russian:
трап
(trap)
— nautical: passage on upper deck
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Russian:
шкафу́т
(škafút)
— nautical: passage on upper deck
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Bulgarian:
трап
(trap)
— nautical: passage through the side of a ship
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Chinese Mandarin:
舷梯
(xiántī)
— nautical: passage through the side of a ship
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Danish:
landgang
— nautical: passage through the side of a ship
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Finnish:
maihinnousuportti
— nautical: passage through the side of a ship
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French:
passerelle
— nautical: passage through the side of a ship
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Georgian:
ტრაპი
(ṭraṗi)
— nautical: passage through the side of a ship
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German:
Gangway
— nautical: passage through the side of a ship
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Hebrew:
כֶּבֶשׁ
(kevesh)
— nautical: passage through the side of a ship
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Hebrew:
גַּמְלָה
(gamlah)
— nautical: passage through the side of a ship
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Italian:
barcarizzo
— nautical: passage through the side of a ship
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Japanese:
舷梯
(gentei)
— nautical: passage through the side of a ship
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Japanese:
タラップ
(tarappu)
— nautical: passage through the side of a ship
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Latin:
agea
— nautical: passage through the side of a ship
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Norwegian Bokmål:
landgang
— nautical: passage through the side of a ship
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
landgang
— nautical: passage through the side of a ship
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Occitan:
palanca
— nautical: passage through the side of a ship
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Polish:
trap
— nautical: passage through the side of a ship
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Portuguese:
portaló
— nautical: passage through the side of a ship
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Russian:
трап
(trap)
— nautical: passage through the side of a ship
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Russian:
схо́дни
(sxódni)
— nautical: passage through the side of a ship
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Spanish:
portalón
— nautical: passage through the side of a ship