1. A passage or way into or out of any inclosed place; esp., a temporary way of access formed of planks.
2. In the English House of Commons, a narrow aisle across the house, below which sit those who do not vote steadly either with the government or with the opposition.
3. (Naut.)
Defn: The opening through the bulwarks of a vessel by which persons enter or leave it.
4. (Naut.)
Defn: That part of the spar deck of a vessel on each side of the booms, from the quarter-deck to the forecastle; — more properly termed the waist. Totten. Gangway ladder, a ladder rigged on the side of a vessel at the gangway. — To bring to the gangway, to punish (a seaman) by flogging him at the gangway.
GANIL
Gan"il, n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: A kind of brittle limestone. [Prov. Eng.] Kirwan.
GANISTER; GANNISTER
Gan"is*ter, Gan"nis*ter, n. (Mech.)
Defn: A refractory material consisting of crushed or ground siliceous stone, mixed with fire clay; — used for lining Bessemer converters; also used for macadamizing roads.