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passageway

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pas·sage·way  (psj-w)
n.
A way allowing passage, especially a corridor.

passageway
Noun
corridor or passage
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Noun1.passagewaypassageway - a passage between rooms or between buildings
aisle, gangway - passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores
arcade - a covered passageway with shops and stalls on either side
areaway - a passageway between buildings or giving access to a basement
corridor - an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
heading, drift, gallery - a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine; "they dug a drift parallel with the vein"
gangway - a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site)
gate - passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark
passage - a way through or along which someone or something may pass
shaft - a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
tunnel - a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars); "the tunnel reduced congestion at that intersection"
walk-through - a pedestrian passageway through the ground floor of a building
2.passageway - a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass; "the nasal passages"
anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure"
birth canal - a passage in the uterus and vagina through which a fetus passes during vaginal birth
meatus - a natural body passageway
orifice, porta, opening - an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"
duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel - a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs"
sinusoid - tiny endothelium-lined passages for blood in the tissue of an organ
carpal tunnel - a passageway in the wrist through which nerves and the flexor muscles of the hands pass
root canal - the passage in the root of a tooth through which its nerve and blood vessels enter the pulp cavity
esophagus, gullet, oesophagus, gorge - the passage between the pharynx and the stomach
epicardia - the short part of the esophagus extending downward from the diaphragm to the stomach
fauces - the passage between the back of the mouth and the pharynx
sinus, fistula - an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface
shunt - a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another; "an arteriovenus shunt"

passageway
Translations
passageway [ˈpæsɪdʒweɪ] n (in house) → pasillo, corredor m;
(between buildings etc) → pasaje m; pasadizo
passageway [ˈpæsɪdʒweɪ] nGang m


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One instant all was quiet and stability--the next, and the world rocked, the tortured sides of the narrow passageway split and crumbled, great blocks of granite, dislodged from the ceiling, tumbled into the narrow way, choking it, and the walls bent inward upon the wreckage.
Of course, they darted through the passageway into the first cave.
The old gentlewoman stole behind Phoebe, and peeped from the passageway into the shop, to note how she would manage her undertaking.
 
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