passageway

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passageway

  • /ˈpæ.sɪdʒˌweɪ/

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From passage + way.

noun passageways

  1. A covered walkway, between rooms or buildings. The door of the twins' room opposite was open; a twenty-watt night-light threw a weak yellow glow into the passageway. David could hear the twins breathing in time with each other.
  2. Any way for passing in, out or through something. The units have transverse seats, two and three astride the passageway with single or double longitudinal seats alongside the two entrance vestibules in each car.

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noun covered walkway

日本語通路 tsūro
中文通道 tōngdào
हिन्दीगलियारा galiyārā
Portuguêscorredor, passagem
Françaispassage
DeutschGang, Flur, Korridor, Durchgang, überdachter Verbindungsgang
Italianocorsia
Ελληνικάδιάδρομος diádromos
Русскийпрохо́д proxód, перехо́д perexód, коридо́р koridór, пасса́ж passáž

noun any way for passing in, out or through something

Españolpasillo, pasadizo
Portuguêspassagem
DeutschGang, Durchgang
Ελληνικάπέρασμα pérasma
Русскийпрохо́д proxód, перехо́д perexód
עבריתמַעֲבָר ma'avár

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@misc{passageway_2026,
  title = {passageway},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/passageway},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}