corridor

English

/ˈkɒɹɪˌdɔː(ɹ)/, /ˈkɔɹəˌdɔɹ/

noun
Definitions
  • A narrow hall or passage with rooms leading off it, as in a building or in a railway carriage.
  • A restricted tract of land that allows passage between two places.
  • (military) The covered way lying round the whole compass of the fortifications of a place.
  • Airspace restricted for the passage of aircraft.

Etymology

Borrowed from French corridor derived from Italian corridore (long passage).

Origin

Italian (Fiorentino)

corridore

Gloss

long passage

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