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Plural of gangway

regular plural

The plural of gangway is gangways.

Forms of gangway

Singulargangway /ˈɡæŋweɪ/
Pluralgangways
Countablecountable

Gangways in a sentence

  • The new fleet of trains comes with widened gangways and improved seating.
  • The trains are a fixed formation of four articulated vehicles, and are fitted with large vestibules, wide aisles, open gangways and air-conditioning.2019 October 23, “Testing begins as Merseyrail moves closer to new '777s'”, in Rail, page 29. From the entry articulated
  • They will feature wider gangways for better wheelchair accessibility, as well as compatibility with platform screen doors - should these ever be introduced in the future.2023 August 9, “Network News: SPT delighted with testing of new Glasgow Subway trains”, in RAIL, number 989, page 24. From the entry compatibility
  • The owners had supplied the vessel with a movable derrick for the purpose of raising the gangways of the vessel when in port, in order to discharge cargo.1902, Henry Billings Brown, The Osceola. From the entry movable

Meaning of gangway

  1. noun An aisle between rows of seating (especially in a train, aircraft or auditorium).
  2. noun 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.
  3. noun The narrow space between two buildings or houses, used to access the backyard/alleyway from the front.

Full definition of gangway

Questions about the plural of gangway

What is the plural of gangway?
The plural of gangway is gangways.
Is gangway countable?
Gangway is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gangway (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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