What is a gangway on a ship?
A gangway is a narrow walkway or platform that provides safe access to a ship, truck, or train. Gangways are typically used for two purposes: to allow passage or people and/or cargo to/from docks, moored marine vessels, or aircraft, or in the maintenance and loading/unloading of land-based trucks and trains.
What is a stage gangway?
Also known as vessel stage gangways, barge ship gangways, or simply stage gangways, these portable, aluminum gangways allow crew and passengers to embark and disembark from ships. While they are typically kept on quays — or dockside — some smaller versions are kept onboard vessels for added versatility and flexibility.
What is a column gangway?
Marine column gangways are ideal for jetties lacking free space and deck heights that can be guaranteed within a certain range. They are fitted with turntables that allow them to rotate from a parking position parallel to the waterfront and around to the ship.
What is a truss gangway?
Used mostly for nonpermanent applications, truss gangways allow the loading and unloading of cargo from ships and other offshore platforms. Truss gangways can be attached to a fixed platform, mobile platform, or no platform at all, and can handle significant sizes and loads of cargo.
Examples of gangway in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web In court, prosecutors said Williams and another gunman emerged from a gangway and opened fire on the group of teens standing on the street, striking five people around 6 p.m. — William Lee, chicagotribune.com, 25 Nov. 2021 Homicide victims this weekend included a 40-year-old man found at about 3:37 p.m.
History and Etymology for gangway
Note: There is no continuity between this usage, first attested in 1688, and Old English gangweg, attested once.
