corridor

noun

cor·ri·dor ˈkȯr-ə-dər How to pronounce corridor (audio)

ˈkär-,

-ˌdȯr

: a passageway (as in a hotel or office building) into which compartments or rooms open

: 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

: a usually narrow passageway or route: such as

: a narrow strip of land through foreign-held territory

: a restricted lane for air traffic

: a land path used by migrating animals

: a densely populated strip of land including two or more major cities

… the Northeast corridor stretching from Washington into New England …

S. D. Browne

: an area or stretch of land identified by a specific common characteristic or purpose

a corridor of liberalism

the city's industrial corridor

Synonyms

belt
land
neck
part(s)
region
tract
zone

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Example Sentences

They pushed me down the hospital corridor to the operating room. A corridor of land lies between the two mountain ranges.

Recent Examples on the Web Russia’s Defense Ministry said Monday that the first ship carrying agricultural products traveled via a humanitarian corridor agreed on between Russia and Ukraine and that Russian officers took part in the planning.

Ian Lovett, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022 Russian forces are accused of shelling a humanitarian corridor and cutting off the city’s power.

Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 On April 26, the secretary general of the United Nations, António Guterres, flew to Moscow with a proposal to open a humanitarian corridor for the civilians inside Azovstal.

New York Times, 20 July 2022 Just days earlier, Russia had vetoed a plan at the UN Security Council to keep the humanitarian aid corridor from Bab al-Hawa on the Turkish border into Idlib province open for one more year.

Lara Jakes, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2022 On Tuesday, a top Russian military official offered a humanitarian corridor to permit the evacuation of civilians trapped at the plant.

Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 14 June 2022 Russia is unwilling to allow a humanitarian corridor from Mariupol, said Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to the Ukrainian president’s office. Donetsk.

Katya Soldak, Forbes, 30 Apr. 2022 Ukrainian officials said no agreements had been reached for setting up a humanitarian corridor Wednesday to try to get civilians out.

Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2022 There are still reports of 120,000 civilians in Mariupol, is there any chance for humanitarian corridor at this point?

ABC News, 24 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

earlier "covered passageway, path surrounding fortifications," borrowed from French, borrowed from regional Italian (by-form of Tuscan corridoio), from correre "to run" (going back to Latin currere) + -idore, going back to Latin -i-tōrium (from -i- -i- + -tōrium, suffix of place, from neuter of -tōrius, adjective derivative of -tōr-, -tor, agent suffix) — more at current entry 1

First Known Use

1719, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

单词	corridor
释义	corridor noun cor·ri·dor ˈkȯr-ə-dər ˈkär-, -ˌdȯr 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: such 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 Synonyms belt land neck part(s) region tract zone See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences They pushed me down the hospital corridor to the operating room. A corridor of land lies between the two mountain ranges. Recent Examples on the Web Russia’s Defense Ministry said Monday that the first ship carrying agricultural products traveled via a humanitarian corridor agreed on between Russia and Ukraine and that Russian officers took part in the planning. Ian Lovett, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022 Russian forces are accused of shelling a humanitarian corridor and cutting off the city’s power. Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 On April 26, the secretary general of the United Nations, António Guterres, flew to Moscow with a proposal to open a humanitarian corridor for the civilians inside Azovstal. New York Times, 20 July 2022 Just days earlier, Russia had vetoed a plan at the UN Security Council to keep the humanitarian aid corridor from Bab al-Hawa on the Turkish border into Idlib province open for one more year. Lara Jakes, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2022 On Tuesday, a top Russian military official offered a humanitarian corridor to permit the evacuation of civilians trapped at the plant. Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 14 June 2022 Russia is unwilling to allow a humanitarian corridor from Mariupol, said Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to the Ukrainian president’s office. Donetsk. Katya Soldak, Forbes, 30 Apr. 2022 Ukrainian officials said no agreements had been reached for setting up a humanitarian corridor Wednesday to try to get civilians out. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2022 There are still reports of 120,000 civilians in Mariupol, is there any chance for humanitarian corridor at this point? ABC News, 24 Apr. 2022 See More Word History Etymology earlier "covered passageway, path surrounding fortifications," borrowed from French, borrowed from regional Italian (by-form of Tuscan corridoio), from correre "to run" (going back to Latin currere) + -idore, going back to Latin -i-tōrium (from -i- -i- + -tōrium, suffix of place, from neuter of -tōrius, adjective derivative of -tōr-, -tor, agent suffix) — more at current entry 1 First Known Use 1719, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Kids Definition corridor noun cor·ri·dor ˈkȯr-ə-dər : a passage into which rooms open corridor noun 1 as in region a broad geographical area the urban corridor along the state's eastern coast is considerably more liberal than the rural areas to the west Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance region neck zone land part(s) tract district territory belt realm terrain vicinity domain neighborhood range latitude(s) 2 as in hallway a typically long narrow way connecting parts of a building the long, sterile corridors give the government building a forbidding air Synonyms & Similar Words hallway passageway concourse hall gallery cloister piazza arcade breezeway loggia
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