passageway

as in corridor
a typically long narrow way connecting parts of a building the passageway to the other side of the office

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Recent Examples of passageway The main interior difference is a spacious main salon made larger by relocating the bulky and imposing HVAC trunk (the main technical passageway for air that on previous models took up much of the formal dining area) to the exterior. Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2025 The transformation of the once bleak passageway began in August. Joe Rubin, Sacramento Bee, 13 Mar. 2025 Melting ice is opening maritime passageways in the Arctic, and shipping in the region, already on the rise, will only ramp up further as the world warms. Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025 The Colosseum Trail features a 150-foot-deep sinkhole along with a natural bridge that was once used as a passageway to the castle. Casey Barber, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for passageway
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Noun
  • Up until the mid-1990s, it was almost obliterated by development and construction of public transportation corridors that closed off its mouth.
    Jeff Regan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Advocates hail the undertaking as an essential step toward modernizing the state’s transportation system and catalyzing development along a fast-growing corridor.
    Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Cara and Jacob are asleep on a bench in the hallway when Spencer calls for his aunt.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 Apr. 2025
  • McDaniel recalled seeing students running in the hallway and dropping down to the floor.
    Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The program limits music in retail environments and concourses, as well as ending all gate announcements for departing flights throughout the entire terminal.
    Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The damage to the stadium was extensive, ripping apart the roof and destroying the lights, playing field, and parts of the concourse.
    Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025

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“Passageway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passageway. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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