a way, esp one in or between buildings; passage
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
pas•sage•way /ˈpæsɪdʒˌweɪ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Buildinga way that provides passage through, as a corridor or an alley.
pas•sage•way
(pas′ij wā′),USA pronunciation n.
- Buildinga way for passing into, through, or out of something, as within a building or between buildings;
a corridor, hall, alley, catwalk, or the like. - Nautical, Naval Termsa corridor on a ship.
- passage1 + way 1640–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . passage, access, path, walk.
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'passageway' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Jetway
- airway
- aisle
- alleyway
- alure
- arcade
- archway
- areaway
- auditory canal
- barrel
- barricade
- bottleneck
- breezeway
- canopy
- catacomb
- cattle run
- corridor
- crosscut
- dilatation
- drift
- dromos
- engawa
- galleria
- gallery
- gangway
- gantlet
- gate
- hall
- haulageway
- ladderway
- mine
- monkey
- nose
- obstruct
- opening
- passage
- piazza
- pier
- plainstones
- ramp
- recanalization
- runner
- shaft
- slype
- somber
- spillway
- stairway
- stop
- subway
- sump