passageway

Definition of passagewaynext
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 Thought of as the graffiti of its time, the inscriptions also included stories about daily life, sporting events, passions and insults, carved into a passageway that connected Pompeii's theater district to one of its main roads. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026 Narrow, winding streets and passageways lead up to the centuries-old Eglise Saint-Sauveur for sweeping views of the rugged valley. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2026 Dramatic videos posted on social media and verified by NBC News show security forces firing tear gas at Tehran’s main bazaar Tuesday as protesters scramble for cover into passageways and narrow streets. Henry Austin, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026 While arched passageways reference those found in classic haciendas, the walls are hand-finished in quintessentially Mexican chukum plaster. Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 6 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for passageway
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Noun
  • Since 2020, the Greater Milwaukee Foundation has invested $41 million into the ThriveOn King building, grants to neighborhood nonprofits and small business loans to entrepreneurs located in the corridor, according to Jeremy Podolski, a spokesperson for the foundation.
    Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Armenia and Azerbaijan turned to Trump to resolve a simmering dispute over a transportation corridor.
    Alan Cullison, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Eventually, the officers spotted Brown and his girlfriend walking away from the section to the main hallway.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Brown has been working on a townhome in Dallas with a small yard off a long hallway.
    Kelley Bruss, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Fans can drop cups into special bins on the concourse so they can be collected, cleaned and reused, the company said.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The airport is in the middle of its long-term, $1 billion SDF Next Program, which includes a refreshed concourse, ticketing area and more security checkpoints.
    Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Feb. 2026

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“Passageway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passageway. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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