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logway

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log⋅way

  [lawg-wey, log-]
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–noun
gangway (def. 7).
Origin:
1770–80, Americanism; log 1 + way

gang⋅way

  [n. gang-wey; interj. gang-wey]
–noun
1. a passageway, esp. a narrow walkway.
2. Nautical.
a. an opening in the railing or bulwark of a ship, as that into which a gangplank fits.
b. gangplank.
c. an area of the weather deck of a ship, between the side and a deckhouse.
d. accommodation ladder.
3. Railroads.
a. the space between the cab of a steam locomotive and its tender.
b. the side entrance of a diesel or electric locomotive.
4. British.
a. an aisle in a theater, restaurant, etc.
b. an aisle in the House of Commons separating the more influential members of the political parties from the younger, less influential members.
c. a runway in a theater.
5. a temporary path of planks, as at a building site.
6. Mining. a main passage or level.
7. Also called logway. the ramp up which logs are moved into a sawmill.
–interjection
8. clear the way! out of the way!
Origin:
1680–90; gang 1 + way; not continuous with OE gangweg

Related forms:
gangwayed, adjective
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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