Corridor CORRIDOR, n. The termination dor may perhaps be the L. Tor, as in curator, cursitor. Corridor signifies a runner; hence, a running, flowing, or long line.]
1. In architecture, a gallery or long aisle round a building, leading to several chambers at a distance from each other.
2. In fortification, the covered way lying round the whole compass of the fortifications of a place.

corridor n 1: an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it

corridor noun Etymology: Middle French, from Italian dialect (N Italy) corridore, from correre to run, from Latin currere — more at car Date: 1719 1. a. a passageway (as in a hotel or office building) into which compartments or rooms open b. a place or position in which especially political power is wielded through discussion and deal-making <was excluded from the corridors of power after losing the election> 2. a usually narrow passageway or route: as a. a narrow strip of land through foreign-held territory b. a restricted lane for air traffic c. a land path used by migrating animals 3. a. a densely populated strip of land including two or more major cities <the Northeast corridor stretching from Washington into New England — S. D. Browne> b. an area or stretch of land identified by a specific common characteristic or purpose <a corridor of liberalism> <the city's industrial corridor>

corridor
n.
1 a passage from which doors lead into rooms (orig. an outside passage connecting parts of a building, now usu. a main passage in a large building).
2 a passage in a railway carriage from which doors lead into compartments.
3 a strip of the territory of one State passing through that of another, esp. securing access to the sea.
4 a route to which aircraft are restricted, esp. over a foreign country.
Phrases and idioms:
corridors of power places where covert influence is said to be exerted in government.
Etymology: F f. It. corridore corridor for corridojo running-place f. correre run, by confusion with corridore runner

corridor (corridors) 1. A corridor is a long passage in a building or train, with doors and rooms on one or both sides. N-COUNT 2. A corridor is a strip of land that connects one country to another or gives it a route to the sea through another country. East Prussia and the rest of Germany were separated, in 1919, by the Polish corridor. N-COUNT

corridor ˈkɔrɪdɔ: n. 1 a passage from which doors lead into rooms (orig. an outside passage connecting parts of a building, now usu. a main passage in a large building). 2 a passage in a railway carriage from which doors lead into compartments. 3 a strip of the territory of one State passing through that of another, esp. securing access to the sea. 4 a route to which aircraft are restricted, esp. over a foreign country. øcorridors of power places where covert influence is said to be exerted in government. [F f. It. corridore corridor for corridojo running-place f. correre run, by confusion with corridore runner]

Corridor \Cor"ri*dor\ (k?r"r?-d?r or -d?r), n. [F., fr. Itt. corridpore, or Sp. corredor; prop., a runner, hence, a running or long line, a gallery, fr. L. currere to run. See Course.] 1. (Arch.) A gallery or passageway leading to several apartments of a house. 2. (Fort.) The covered way lying round the whole compass of the fortifications of a place. [R.]

corridor n. Gallery, passage.

corridor ˈkɔrɪdɔ: n. hall, hallway, passage, passageway: We met in the corridor outside my room.

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