passageway

as in corridor
a typically long narrow way connecting parts of a building the passageway to the other side of the office

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Recent Examples of passageway Built in 1903, the couple’s new house sits on a corner lot and is full of vintage details, including wainscoting, picture and plate moldings, an arched passageway with oak trim and a wraparound grand oak staircase. Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025 The Strait of Hormuz is a passageway between the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman and a major corridor for oil transportation out of the Middle East. Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025 Photo: Eytan Stern Weber/Evan Joseph Images A slim passageway off the gallery leads to bedrooms and a den. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 19 May 2025 The narrow passageway was created by Vernon D. Lamp in the 1950s, who used a small boat with a 50hp outboard to dredge a channel that cut travel time from his home in Plantation Key Colony to Plantation Yacht Harbor. Jeremy Korzeniewski, Robb Report, 12 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for passageway
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Noun
  • Nestled between the venerable Palace Theatre and the iconic Brown Hotel, Theater Square in downtown Louisville help revitalize the Broadway-Fourth Street corridor in the mid-1980s with storefronts, performances and colorful features.
    Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Aug. 2025
  • The agreement pledges to create a major transit corridor in the region that will be named the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity, according to the Associated Press.
    Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The black aluminum frame is a lesson in sleek design that’s perfect for a minimalist bedroom or a narrow hallway.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Body camera video released a year ago shows police officers moving through the hallways of Robb Elementary School, as well as audio from a frantic 911 call made by teachers inside the building.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • First aid is located on the main concourse across from Section 116.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Both spaces are located in the airport’s A concourse.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 4 Aug. 2025

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“Passageway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passageway. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.

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