hallway

noun

hall·​way ˈhȯl-ˌwā 

1

: an entrance hall

2

: corridor sense 1

Synonyms of hallway

• corridor
• passageway
• concourse
• hall

Examples of hallway in a Sentence

Her office is at the end of the hallway.

I'll meet you in the front hallway.

Recent Examples on the Web

Coaching or quick feedback delivered over a chance meeting in the hallway is more spontaneous but can be more impactful particularly if delivered in the moment. — Kate Barton, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026

Inside the front door, octagonal floor tiles replicate those from his home hallway, and there are antique furniture and reclaimed wood paneling. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

The hallway is lined with her favorite books and the entryway features her late mother’s Che Guevara poster. — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 14 Oct. 2026

Stitt points out a photograph of Olney in a hallway near the bathroom, while recalling sharing wine with Lulu Peyraud, the beloved matriarch of the Domaine Tempier wine estate in Provence, among a collage of other French memories. — Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for hallway

• airway
• allay
• archway
• array
• ashtray
• assez
• astray
• aue
• away
• ballet
• belay
• beltway

Kids Definition

hallway

noun

hall·​way ˈhȯl-ˌwā 

1

: an entrance hall

2

: corridor sense 1