: a way that allows passage

Examples of passageway in a Sentence

the passageway to the other side of the office
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America's only underground holiday light show is a 1.3-mile drive through the Louisville Mega Cavern's underground passageways. Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 17 Dec. 2024 Syria’s territory was used as a logistical passageway for the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah, which has been at war with Israel since October 2023. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024 Additionally, the Harmony module both serves as a hub providing air, power and water to the space station, and also acts as an internal connecting port and passageway to science labs and cargo spacecraft. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024 While exploring the cool caverns and passageways below the surface of the Earth, guests learn about the geology, history, and wildlife of the caves (the latter includes the rare ghost shrimp). Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024 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 6 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

passageway

noun
: a road or way by which a person or thing may pass

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