passerelle

English

Etymology

French

Noun

passerelle (plural passerelles)

  1. A gangplank or platform used to board or leave a large yacht.
  2. A semicircular ramp or catwalk that extends from the stage of a theater around the orchestra pit.

French

Etymology

passer + -elle

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pasʁɛl/
  • (file)

Noun

passerelle f (plural passerelles)

  1. footbridge
  2. (nautical) bridge
  3. (aviation, nautical) gangway, bridge
  4. (computing) gateway

Further reading


Italian

Noun

passerelle f

  1. plural of passerella
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