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passageway

[ pas-ij-wey ]

noun

  1. a way for passing into, through, or out of something, as within a building or between buildings; a corridor, hall, alley, catwalk, or the like.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. a corridor on a ship.


passageway

/ ˈæɪˌɱɪ /

noun

  1. a way, esp one in or between buildings; passage
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of passageway1

First recorded in 1640–50; passage 1 + way 1
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Crystal Cave includes more than 3 miles of surveyed passageways, carved by water over roughly a million years.

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A screenshot of that exchange was taped above a passageway in the Rams’ facility.

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He negotiated the Panama Canal treaty transferring the passageway’s control to Panama and lifting a longstanding irritant between the United States and Latin America — a legacy that Trump now threatens.

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They blocked streets and passageways with concrete barriers and stern-looking militiamen.

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Syria’s territory was used as a logistical passageway for the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah, which has been at war with Israel since October 2023.

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