gangways in English

noun
1
a raised platform or walkway providing a passage.
As they dig amid the rubble, recovery workers are uncovering corridors and gangways that lead to the cavernous vaults below.
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1. Accommodation ladders and gangways

2. There's a lot of rushing up and down the gangways.

3. Gangways and access passages shall be covered with an anti-slip material."

4. Doors for land and air vehicles and ships, gangways, accommodation ladders, cranes and telescopic masts for ships

5. These vehicles were mounted on six-wheel bogies, and enclosed balconies at the adjoining ends formed entrance porches with connecting gangways.

6. On approx. 120,000 square metres the ceilings of the gangways have been covered with a membrane made of special glass fabrics, coated with highly reflecting aluminium.

7. 1Ships shall be provided with means of embarkation on and disembarkation from ships for use in port and in port related operations, such as gangways and accommodation ladders, in accordance with paragraph 2, unless the Administration deems that compliance with a particular provision is unreasonable or impractical.

8. A gangway, an accommodation ladder or a similar construction which can be securely fixed, of adequate width (at least # m in the case of gangways and # m in the case of accommodation ladders) and fitted with a hand-rail at a height of approximately # m