passageway

noun

pas·​sage·​way ˈpa-sij-ˌwā How to pronounce passageway (audio)
: a way that allows passage

Examples of passageway in a Sentence

the passageway to the other side of the office
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Where: 2000 Smallman St., Strip District, inside the 20th Street passageway. Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025 Another is that researchers must create a highly compact and dense electron pulse to pass through the carbon nanotube passageway to begin with. The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025 Further new titles include Japanese writer, producer and director Genki Kawamura’s Exit 8, about a man trapped in an endless sterile subway passageway on a frustrating mission to get out. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025 The unique flora and fauna in the passageway are just as fascinating as its history. Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 20 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for passageway

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1606, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of passageway was circa 1606

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“Passageway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passageway. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

passageway

noun
pas·​sage·​way -ˌwā How to pronounce passageway (audio)
: a road or way by which a person or thing may pass

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