Passageway — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a passage between rooms or between buildings

a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈæsɪdʒwˌeɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈasɪdʒwˌeɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈasɪdʒwˌeɪ/

4 syllables Say it as /pˈæsɪdʒwˌeɪ/.

Examples

the nasal passages

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

passage

Parts of Speech

noun	a passage between rooms or between buildings
noun	a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass “the nasal passages”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Durchgang

ein Durchgang zwischen Räumen oder zwischen Gebäuden

🇫🇷French

passage

un passage entre des pièces ou entre des bâtiments

🇪🇸Spanish

pasaje

un paso entre habitaciones o entre edificios

🇮🇹Italian

passaggio

un passaggio tra stanze o tra edifici

🇳🇱Dutch

doorgang

een doorgang tussen kamers of tussen gebouwen

🇵🇹Portuguese

passagem

uma passagem entre quartos ou entre edifícios

🇷🇺Russian

проход

проход между комнатами или между зданиями

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दालान

कमरों के बीच या इमारतों के बीच का मार्ग

🇧🇩Bengali

পথ

কক্ষ বা বিল্ডিং মধ্যে একটি উত্তরণ

🇮🇳Tamil

பாதை

அறைகளுக்கு இடையில் அல்லது கட்டிடங்களுக்கு இடையில் ஒரு பாதை

🇮🇳Telugu

మార్గము

గదుల మధ్య లేదా భవనాల మధ్య మార్గం

🇮🇳Marathi

रस्ता

खोल्यांमधील किंवा इमारतींमधील रस्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

માર્ગ

ઓરડાઓ વચ્ચે અથવા ઇમારતો વચ્ચેનો માર્ગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಾದಿ

ಕೊಠಡಿಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕಟ್ಟಡಗಳ ನಡುವಿನ ಮಾರ್ಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പാത

മുറികൾക്കിടയിലോ കെട്ടിടങ്ങൾക്കിടയിലോ ഉള്ള ഒരു വഴി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਸਤਾ

ਕਮਰਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਇਮਾਰਤਾਂ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਇੱਕ ਰਸਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

گزرگاہ

کمروں کے درمیان یا عمارتوں کے درمیان راستہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

通道

房间之间或建筑物之间的通道

🇯🇵Japanese

通路

部屋の間または建物の間の通路

🇰🇷Korean

복도

방과 건물 사이의 통로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lối đi

lối đi giữa các phòng hoặc giữa các tòa nhà

🇹🇭Thai

ทางเดิน

ทางเดินระหว่างห้องหรือระหว่างอาคาร

🇮🇩Indonesian

gang

lorong antar ruangan atau antar bangunan

🇵🇭Filipino

daanan

isang daanan sa pagitan ng mga silid o sa pagitan ng mga gusali

🇲🇾Malay

laluan masuk

laluan antara bilik atau antara bangunan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ممر

ممر بين الغرف أو بين المباني

🇮🇷Persian

گذرگاه

گذرگاهی بین اتاق ها یا بین ساختمان ها

🇹🇷Turkish

geçit

odalar arasında veya binalar arasında geçiş

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִסדְרוֹן

מעבר בין חדרים או בין מבנים

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The primary meaning of 'passageway' is 'a passage between rooms or between buildings'.

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