a passage or way into or out of any inclosed place; esp., a temporary way of access formed of planks.-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.-the opening through the bulwarks of a vessel by which persons enter or leave it.-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.