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passageway

noun
pas路​sage路​way | \ 藞pa-sij-藢w膩 How to pronounce passageway (audio) \

Definition of passageway

: a way that allows passage

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Synonyms for passageway

Synonyms

concourse, corridor, gallery, hall, hallway

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Examples of passageway in a Sentence

the passageway to the other side of the office

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Walls vanish and re-materialize at its pleasure and passageways open up to reveal couch settings straight out of Stephen King鈥檚 Overlook Hotel. Nick Romano, EW.com, "Control delivers a visually stunning trip with mind-altering psychic combat," 26 Aug. 2019 Purchasing Greenland would help the United States to better secure these emerging strategic passageways. Marc A. Thiessen, The Mercury News, "Thiessen: Trump鈥檚 idea of buying Greenland is far from absurd," 25 Aug. 2019 The thick walls conceal access passageways for service and maintenance purposes. Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times, "Owlwood Estate in Holmby Hills is ready for its next celebrity owner," 19 Aug. 2019 Pointe Orlando announced in June a $32 million, 12-month redevelopment project adding artistic elements and a 100-foot passageway connecting parts of the center. Austin Fuller, orlandosentinel.com, "Brother Jimmy鈥檚 BBQ restaurant coming to Pointe Orlando," 16 July 2019 Underground, narrow passageways have 4-foot niches carved in the walls. John Henderson, latimes.com, "Matera, from Italy's national disgrace to European Cultural Capital," 13 July 2019 The camp, built under the surface of Greenland鈥檚 glaciers, was subject to enormous (literal) pressure: Workmen removed up to 40 tons of ice a week to keep passageways clear. Colin Dickey, The New Republic, "The Secrets in Greenland鈥檚 Ice," 11 July 2019 In the first quarter of 2020, the MTA will seek a master lease at Times Square-42nd Street for three units on a retail concourse totaling about 2,400 square feet, as well as nine newsstands on platforms, mezzanines, and passageways. Paul Berger, WSJ, "New York鈥檚 MTA Plans Retail Revamp of Highly Trafficked Subway Stations," 16 June 2019 The Grand H么tel-Dieu complex is connected by a series of landscaped courtyards and vaulted arcades that reflect the traboules, or atmospheric passageways linking Renaissance buildings in Vieux Lyon. Mary Winston Nicklin, Cond茅 Nast Traveler, "Why Food Lovers Should Visit Lyon This Fall," 11 June 2019

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First Known Use of passageway

circa 1606, in the meaning defined above

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passageway

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English Language Learners Definition of passageway

: a long, narrow space that connects one place to another

passageway

noun
pas路​sage路​way | \ 藞pa-sij-藢w膩 How to pronounce passageway (audio) \

Kids Definition of passageway

: a space, road, or way by which a person or thing may move

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