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 Additionally, the Harmony module both serves as a hub providing air, power and water to the space station, and also acts as an internal connecting port and passageway to science labs and cargo spacecraft. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024 While exploring the cool caverns and passageways below the surface of the Earth, guests learn about the geology, history, and wildlife of the caves (the latter includes the rare ghost shrimp). Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024 The Boring Company, Musk’s tunneling operation, is still digging underground passageways in Las Vegas — but for Teslas, not hyperloops. Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 5 Nov. 2024 Possibilities include building new structures, refashioning existing ones, creating passageway diversions or installing animal warning systems to alert drivers. Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for passageway 
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Noun
  • The sleet and freezing rain could stretch as far south as the Interstate 10 corridor.
    Allison Chinchar, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Strong Santa Ana winds are forecast for Monday and Tuesday, particularly 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., with sustained gusts of 45 mph to 65 mph expected across Santa Ana wind corridors of Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
    Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The ovation awaiting him could be heard from down the hallway.
    Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Miss Casey was last seen entering the elevator in that dark-walled hallway that Irving keeps painting, with an arrow that points only down.
    Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Later, toilets and concourses for people to buy food or drink would become more familiar features, along with maybe a roof to keep the punters dry.
    Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Where to eat: The Melting Sun Diner, a newcomer in the South Station concourse, serves subs, salads and pastries for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
    Mike Deehan, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024

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“Passageway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passageway. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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