passerelle

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noun

A gangplank or platform used to board or leave a large yacht.

OriginFrench passerelle →
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Meanings

nounpasserelle (plural passerelles)

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.

Origin

  1. Frenchpasserelle
  2. Frenchpasserelle
  3. Englishpasserelle

Borrowed from French passerelle.

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APA

passerelle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passerelle

MLA

“passerelle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passerelle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “passerelle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passerelle.

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