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corridor

corridor

295 2.5
A long narrow passage inside a building with doors to rooms on both sides
  • noun
  • /ˈkɔːrɪdər/
translation icon : pasillo
  • She walked slowly down the long corridor lined with paintings.
  • main corridor
  • seated in the corridor

And then opposite at the end is another corridor with a square door.

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Examples

  • Our echoes die in that corridor now.

  • There's a lift at the end of this corridor.

  • So you walk down the corridor from the door down this way.

  • As we go to the front door now it's a corridor with steps that are coming up.

  • - Ah, straight down the corridor and turn left.

  • And then opposite at the end is another corridor with a square door.

  • So I get in the lift up to the top floor, go down the corridor, put the key card key in the door.

  • It was right at the end of this corridor, right?

  • Finally, I reached the far end of the corridor, where a lifeless phone hung.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • At the end of a very long, red carpeted corridor, I noticed this ball of white racing towards me, and I realized it was Princess Diana.

Synonyms

hall
vscorridor
594 1.0

A long indoor passage with doors to rooms

is narrower and more enclosed with doors on each side
hallway
vscorridor
  • US
459 1.0

A long narrow passage inside a building with doors to rooms

is specifically enclosed and has doors on both sides or at the ends
passageway
vscorridor
50 3.2

A long narrow space that connects rooms or parts of a building

is an enclosed route that specifically has doors leading to rooms
gallery
vscorridor
38 3.8

A long narrow passage in a building used for walking and viewing

is primarily a simple enclosed access passage with doors to rooms
back passage
vscorridor
  • UK
7.2

A less-used hallway at the back of a building that people use for private or service access

is the main internal enclosed way with doors on both sides or ends

How Narrow

aisle
406 1.5
corridor
295 2.5
gallery
38 3.8
hall
594 1.0

Surface Forms

corridor singular
corridors plural

Etymology

Corridor comes from an old root curr- meaning 'run', the same idea you see in the word course. So a corridor is a long, narrow passage you can 'run' down to move between rooms.