hallway

noun

hall·​way ˈhȯl-ˌwā How to pronounce hallway (audio)
Synonyms of hallwaynext
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.
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Two hours later, surveillance video shows, the 15-year-old walked into the bathroom, pulled a gun out of that backpack, entered the hallway and started shooting. Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026 Some residents spent the night in parking garages and hallways after receiving late-night messages urging them to seek shelter — though there are few in a region that has not faced widespread air strikes since Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait. Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 1 Mar. 2026 Sacks of it lined the hallways. Natalie B. Compton, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2026 Cops called to the scene found blood smeared on the stairwell from the third floor to the second, and more blood smeared on the walls in the second-floor hallway. Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hallway

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of hallway was in 1855

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“Hallway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hallway. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.

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hallway

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

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