Gangway vs. Brow: What's the Difference?
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Gangway (noun)
A passageway through which to enter or leave, such as one between seating areas in an auditorium, or between two buildings.
Gangway (noun)
An articulating bridge or ramp, such as from land to a dock or a ship.
Gangway (noun)
A temporary passageway, such as one made of planks.
Gangway (noun)
A clear path through a crowd or a passageway with people.
Gangway (noun)
An aisle.
Gangway (noun)
A passage along either side of a ship’s upper deck.
Gangway (noun)
A passage through the side of a ship or an opening in the railing through which the ship may be boarded.
Gangway (noun)
An earthen and plank ramp leading from the stable yard into the upper storey or mow of a dairy barn.
Gangway (noun)
The narrow space between two buildings or houses, used to access the backyard/alleyway from the front.
Gangway (noun)
A passageway through a passenger car
Gangway (verb)
To serve as, furnish with, or conduct oneself as though proceeding on a gangway.
Gangway (interjection)
Make way! Clear a path!
Brow (noun)
The ridge over the eyes; the eyebrow.
Brow (noun)
The first tine of an antler’s beam.
Brow (noun)
The forehead.
Brow (noun)
The projecting upper edge of a steep place such as a hill.
“the brow of a precipice”
Brow (noun)
A gallery in a coal mine running across the face of the coal.
Brow (noun)
Aspect; appearance.
Brow (noun)
The lying alongside a quay.
Brow (noun)
The hinged part of a landing craft or ferry which is lowered to form a landing platform; a ramp.
Brow (verb)
To bound or limit; to be at, or form, the edge of.
Gangway (noun)
a raised platform or walkway providing a passage.
Gangway (noun)
a movable bridge linking a ship to the shore.
Gangway (noun)
an opening in the bulwarks by which a ship is entered or left.
Gangway (noun)
a passage between rows of seats, especially in a theatre or aircraft.
Gangway (interjection)
make way!
Brow (noun)
a person’s forehead
“he wiped his brow”
Brow (noun)
an eyebrow
“his brows lifted in surprise”
Brow (noun)
the summit of a hill or pass
“the cottages were built on the brow of a hill”
Brow (noun)
a gangway from a ship to the shore.
Brow (noun)
a hinged part of a ferry or landing craft forming a landing platform.
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