gangway
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Holding the Euro 2025 trophy, skipper Leah Williamson was the first player to emerge from the plane, walking down the stairs of the gangway alongside head coach Sarina Wiegman.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2025
Without glancing back, he took the gangway up to the helipad.
From Slate ● Dec. 16, 2023
I was on my way off, had cleared the gangway and was outside when I heard my name on the loudspeaker.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2023
On Tuesday, Mr. Shaddock, 54, walked down the gangway of the Maria Delia, the Mexican tuna trawler that had rescued him, and began to recount his remarkable story of survival.
From New York Times ● Jul. 18, 2023
The plane’s Zairean crew was terrified, afraid to breathe the air, and they left the propellers idling while they shoved the doctors down the gangway and heaved their bags out after them.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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