corridor

[ kawr-i-der, -dawr, kor- ]

noun

1. a gallery or passage connecting parts of a building; hallway.
2. a passage into which several rooms or apartments open.
3. a passageway in a passenger ship or railroad car permitting access to separate cabins or compartments.
4. a narrow tract of land forming a passageway, as one connecting two major cities or one belonging to an inland country and affording an outlet to the sea:

   the Polish Corridor.

5. a usually densely populated region characterized by one or more well-traveled routes used by railroad, airline, or other carriers:

   The Northeast corridor extends from Washington, D.C., to Boston.

6. Also called air corridor. Aeronautics. a restricted path along which an aircraft must travel to avoid hostile action, other air traffic, etc.
7. Aerospace. a carefully calculated path through the atmosphere along which a space vehicle must travel after launch or during reentry in order to attain a desired orbit, to avoid severe acceleration and deceleration, or to minimize aerodynamic heating.

corridor

/ ˈkɒrɪˌdɔː /

noun

1. a hallway or passage connecting parts of a building
2. a strip of land or airspace along the route of a road or river

   the M1 corridor

3. a strip of land or airspace that affords access, either from a landlocked country to the sea (such as the Polish corridor , 1919-39, which divided Germany) or from a state to an exclave (such as the Berlin corridor , 1945–90, which passed through the former East Germany)
4. a passageway connecting the compartments of a railway coach
5. corridors of power
   the higher echelons of government, the Civil Service, etc, considered as the location of power and influence
6. a flight path that affords safe access for intruding aircraft
7. the path that a spacecraft must follow when re-entering the atmosphere, above which lift is insufficient and below which heating effects are excessive

Other Words From

• cor·ri·dored adjective
• pre·cor·ri·dor noun
• un·cor·ri·dored adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of corridor¹

First recorded in 1585–95; from Middle French, from Upper Italian corridore (Tuscan corridoio ), equivalent to corr(ere) “to run,” (from Latin currere ) + -idore, from Latin -i- + -tōrium noun suffix; -i-, -tory ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of corridor¹

C16: from Old French, from Old Italian corridore, literally: place for running, from correre to run, from Latin currere

Example Sentences

A key Los Angeles City Council committee signed off on a sweeping rezoning plan Tuesday that would focus new market rate and affordable housing on commercial corridors and in existing dense residential neighborhoods.

From Los Angeles Times

That game went to penalties and, along with a performance from Jennifer Lopez, meant the USA and China had to warm-up in the cramped corridors of the stadium.

From BBC

They are staying with a friend after the destruction of their flat; she said they sleep in the corridor at night to shelter from the constant drone attacks.

From BBC

Initially treated in a corridor, the great-grandmother was also diagnosed with an acute kidney injury.

From BBC

Along with other journalists, we were ushered into the corridor.

From BBC

Related Words

• aisle
• foyer
• hall
• lobby
• passage
• passageway