passageway

• Nom désignant un couloir, un passage ou un canal permettant de se déplacer entre des pièces, des bâtiments ou à travers lequel quelque chose peut passer.

A noun referring to a corridor, path, or channel that provides a way to move between rooms, buildings, or through which something may pass.

1. Corridor or connecting spaceB1formal

   A narrow way that allows movement between rooms, buildings, or other areas.

   Passage, couloir

   • The hotel room was at the end of a long, dimly lit passageway.
   • A secret passageway connected the two old houses.
   • They walked through the underground passageway to avoid the rain.

   Synonymesaislealleyarcadeatriumcorridorgallerygangwayhallhallwaypassagevestibulewalkway

2. Channel or ductB2formal

   A physical route, such as a pipe or duct, through which something (like air, liquid, or sound) can move.

   conduit

   • The air passageway in the ventilation system was blocked.
   • Water flowed through the narrow passageway carved into the rock.
   • The surgeon cleared a blocked passageway in the patient's artery.

   Synonymescanalchannelconduitductfluepipetubevent