hallway

noun

hall·​way ˈhȯl-ˌwā How to pronounce hallway (audio)
1
: an entrance hall
2

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 Then Bradley Cooper bumped into him in the hallway. Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2024 As Gorman places beer bottles in metal ice buckets — Conway’s Irish Ale, appropriately — the sound of the school band practicing floats down the hallway. Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024 Bodycam video with the post shows armed officers searching a hallway. Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2024 Zamora was also one of the earliest responders to reach the hallway. Rachel Clarke, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024 At the east end of the apartment is a flexible dining room, office and guest room — decorated in shades of mint and bright yellow — that can be closed off by drawing a curtain that hangs across the hallway to the kitchen. Max Berlinger, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024 Barriers encircle the media complex at key access points, security badges are required to enter and exit various corridors, and police populate the hallways. Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Mar. 2024 The dogs can be used to search school property, like hallways and lockers, but cannot be used to search students. Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024 Peoria has them in hallways and outside of school buildings. The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of hallway was in 1876

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“Hallway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hallway. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

hallway

noun
hall·​way ˈhȯl-ˌwā How to pronounce hallway (audio)
1
: an entrance hall
2

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