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

School staff found the backpack lying unattended after breaking up a fight inside a hallway at Cambria Heights Academy on 91st Ave. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026

That has real consequences for how living rooms, hallways and home offices get styled — gallery walls of family photos, open shelving for ceramics and framed ephemera from meaningful trips will crowd out generic wall art. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Stilling Tanner received a partial copy of the security video from a school resource officer to document the incident in a hallway, the suit states. — Eric Peterson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

Dooley plays, students gather and, for a moment, the hallway becomes a stage. — Alexa Liacko, CBS News, 21 Sep. 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