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corridor
[ kawr-i-der, -dawr, kor- ]
noun
- a gallery or passage connecting parts of a building; hallway.
- a passage into which several rooms or apartments open.
- a passageway in a passenger ship or railroad car permitting access to separate cabins or compartments.
- a narrow tract of land forming a passageway, as one connecting two major cities or one belonging to an inland country and affording an outlet to the sea:
the Polish Corridor.
- a usually densely populated region characterized by one or more well-traveled routes used by railroad, airline, or other carriers:
The Northeast corridor extends from Washington, D.C., to Boston.
- Also called air corridor. Aeronautics. a restricted path along which an aircraft must travel to avoid hostile action, other air traffic, etc.
- Aerospace. a carefully calculated path through the atmosphere along which a space vehicle must travel after launch or during reentry in order to attain a desired orbit, to avoid severe acceleration and deceleration, or to minimize aerodynamic heating.
corridor
/ ˈɒɪˌɔː /
noun
- a hallway or passage connecting parts of a building
- a strip of land or airspace along the route of a road or river
the M1 corridor
- a strip of land or airspace that affords access, either from a landlocked country to the sea (such as the Polish corridor , 1919-39, which divided Germany) or from a state to an exclave (such as the Berlin corridor , 1945–90, which passed through the former East Germany)
- a passageway connecting the compartments of a railway coach
- corridors of powerthe higher echelons of government, the Civil Service, etc, considered as the location of power and influence
- a flight path that affords safe access for intruding aircraft
- the path that a spacecraft must follow when re-entering the atmosphere, above which lift is insufficient and below which heating effects are excessive
Other Word Forms
- ǰ··ǰ adjective
- ·ǰ··ǰ noun
- un·ǰ··ǰ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of corridor1
Example Sentences
In this campaign, both the Liberals and Conservatives have promised to fast track "energy corridors", though Carney has flip-flopped on his support for pipelines, knowing they are deeply unpopular with environmentalists.
She said there was now "more chatter in the corridors at breaks and lunch, students are more focused in lessons, and the number attending house competitions and enrichment activities has risen".
On Monday, he met with British Columbia Premier David Eby to discuss collaboration opportunities in the lumber industry, national transportation corridors and affordable housing projects, according to his office.
On Wednesday, Defence Minister Israel Katz visited troops deployed in the new corridor with senior Israeli commanders and journalists.
Traffic along the busy corridor began flowing again, but one driver — in a Tesla Model Y — rolled down her window and trained her ire on the crowd.
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