corridor
noun
cor·ri·dor
ˈkȯr-ə-dər 
ˈkär-,
-ˌdȯr
1
a
: a passageway (as in a hotel or office building) into which compartments or rooms open
b
: a place or position in which especially political power is wielded through discussion and deal-making
was excluded from the corridors of power after losing the election
2
: a usually narrow passageway or route: such as
a
: a narrow strip of land through foreign-held territory
b
: a restricted lane for air traffic
c
: a land path used by migrating animals
3
a
: a densely populated strip of land including two or more major cities
… the Northeast corridor stretching from Washington into New England …—
S. D. Browne
S. D. Browne
b
: an area or stretch of land identified by a specific common characteristic or purpose
a corridor of liberalism
the city's industrial corridor
Examples of corridor in a Sentence
They pushed me down the hospital corridor to the operating room.
A corridor of land lies between the two mountain ranges.
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Turkey offered its services on a variety of issues at the start of the war, lobbying for humanitarian corridors during the Russian siege of Mariupol, helping negotiate the Black Sea Grain Initiative, and facilitating exchanges on the security of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
Phoenix's general plan focuses on: Creating a network of cores, centers and corridors.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Longer term ambitions include; improved art appreciation; more global content exports; development of cinemas in rural areas ;and the construction of media business zones in the Eastern economic corridor.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
In the dark corridor an interior door led into what must have been the hill itself.
—Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
Phoenix's general plan focuses on: Creating a network of cores, centers and corridors.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Longer term ambitions include; improved art appreciation; more global content exports; development of cinemas in rural areas ;and the construction of media business zones in the Eastern economic corridor.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
In the dark corridor an interior door led into what must have been the hill itself.
—Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Corridor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corridor. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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corridor
noun
cor·ri·dor
ˈkȯr-əd-ər
ˈkär-,
-ə-ˌdȯ(ə)r
1
: a passageway (as in a school) into which compartments or rooms open
2
: a narrow strip of land especially through territory held by an enemy
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