Thesaurus results for PASSAGEWAY

passageway

noun

ˈpa-sij-ˌwā

Definition of 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 While PennDOT already has created over 30 wildlife crossings, the establishment of the new cohesive group of state agency stakeholders is likely to accelerate building the safe animal passageways and reverse the high collision rate with motorists. — Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 The Caspian has become a passageway for the growing military links between Moscow and Tehran. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 27 July 2026 Grand Victorians, generous prewars, scalloped trims, curved passageways, impossibly high ceilings, and hardwood floors for days. — Nora Deligter, Curbed, 24 July 2026 Attached to the home via a passageway, but with a separate entrance on Chicago Avenue, this addition included an office, a double-height drafting room with a balcony on the upper level, a reception hall, and a library. — River Davies, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for passageway

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Office buildings and retail corridors emptied out, while San Francisco became emblematic of the challenges facing post-pandemic cities, such as an increase in street homelessness and a surge in petty crime.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
But the southern side of that corridor borders a country that has been at war for more than a decade.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of corridor

Noun

The impact of hospital boarding Moore said patients are often found in hallways because there is not enough space due to boarding issues.

— Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026
But in a more personal sense, autumn evokes a nostalgia for back to school shopping and styling outfits as if the hallways were a catwalk.

— Tessa Petak, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of hallway

Noun

For fans who don’t downgrade, however, new stadiums do have more bells and whistles, like wider seats and better concourses and concessions.

— Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Sneakerhead Night featured a Pinterest Sneaker Studio activation on the main concourse, allowing fans to customize laces with charms.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of concourse

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