Thesaurus results for PASSAGEWAY

passageway

noun

ˈpa-sij-ˌwā

Definition of 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 Overland routes and the Caspian Sea conspire against any attempt to hermetically seal Iran, even if the capacity of these passageways cannot compensate for the closing of naval routes and dwindling air links. — Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2026 This arrangement, Brughmans said, illustrates one of the ways in which ancient Roman passageways have survived, with contemporary, larger paved roads running roughly along the old path. — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026 Begin at the Grand Bazaar, where more than 4,000 shops are packed in a labyrinth of vaulted passageways that have bustled with traders for over 500 years. — Vicki Power, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026 On this day in 1940, four teenage boys stumbled upon one of the world’s most significant archaeological finds—through a fox’s den, 50 feet down to an underground passageway, and into a network of caves. — Michele Metych Britannica Editors Sep. 10, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for passageway

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Plans also incorporate a 10-foot-wide paved side path along the school side of the corridor, providing a separated walking and biking trail.

— Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Media outlets, including The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, turned out articles that suggested a worrying picture of the corridor and restaurants that seemed to be closing left and right.

— Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of corridor

Noun

New York — Down a dim, crooked hallway inside the Jay Street Lofts, a hulking brick relic of Brooklyn’s industrial past, Naomi Mishkin is conducting a radical fashion experiment.

— Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Further down the hallway, on the opposite side of the house from the living room, is the master bedroom.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of hallway

Noun

Kruse had her right arm restrained behind her back by a security guard, who walked her up the stairs to the concourse and out of the stadium.

— Matt Calkins , Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Hartsfield-Jackson started building each piece of the concourse expansion at a nearby construction site back in 2023.

— Kelly Yamanouchi, AJC.com, 22 Oct. 2026

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