passageways

noun

plural of passageway
as in corridors
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 passageways For shoes, Rosen points to tilting cabinets that are perfect for narrow passageways or clear shoe boxes for the bottom of a closet. — Clio Chang, Curbed, 8 Apr. 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, 3 June 2026 Liden’s passageways were most likely rented, judging from the contact information for a Berlin scaffolding company taped to the wall inside one of them. — Erika Landström, Artforum, 2 June 2026 Rain is forecast on Saturday afternoon, which could complicate the mission which involves navigating steep passageways within the cavern. — CNN Money, 30 May 2026 These subterranean passageways are significant in Hawaiian culture, providing shelter for the ancient communities and and being places for ceremonies and burials. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 20 May 2026 But going a little deeper, the YouTube series follows people going through these passageways and ending up in an endless series of mostly empty rooms, a maze that goes on forever, and they are often stalked by unknown monstrous creatures. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 Apart from Greenland’s potential for oil and critical minerals development, Greenland also offers key economic and military passageways that could be utilized by China and Russia. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 2 May 2026 With its whimsical interiors, hidden passageways, and sweeping harbor views, Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House has become one of New England's most imaginative seaside estates. — Rachel Holt, CBS News, 21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passageways
  1. corridors
  2. hallways
Noun
  • The Gaviota rest areas serve one of California's busiest coastal corridors, used by commuters, tourists and long-distance travelers moving between Southern and Central California.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • After strikes on ships and the halt of ferry operations, Russia now depends solely on narrow land and bridge corridors.
    — Marc Santora, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of corridors
Noun
  • To that end, the firm drew inspiration from the shapes of farmland structures and conceived a cluster of interconnected buildings that flow from one to another with a series of hallways.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
  • Immigrants crowded waiting rooms and spilled into hallways as clerks raced to process around 100 people scheduled for an administrative hearing that morning.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
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