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corridor
cor·ri·dor C0661000 (kôr′ĭ-dər, -dôr′, kŏr′-)n.1. A narrow hallway, passageway, or gallery, often with rooms or apartments opening onto it.2. a. A tract of land designated or used for a specific purpose, as for railroad lines, highways, or pipelines.b. A route designated for a specific purpose: a hazardous material corridor; a sea corridor for shipping; a flight corridor.c. A route or tract of land used by migrating animals.3. A thickly populated strip of land connecting two or more urban areas: people who live in the Boston-Washington corridor.Idiom: corridors of power The places or positions from which people in authority wield power.
[French, from Italian corridore, from correre, to run, from Latin currere; see kers- in Indo-European roots.]corridor (ˈkɒrɪˌdɔː) n1. (Architecture) a hallway or passage connecting parts of a building2. (Physical Geography) a strip of land or airspace along the route of a road or river: the M1 corridor. 3. (Physical Geography) 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. (Railways) a passageway connecting the compartments of a railway coach5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) corridors of power the higher echelons of government, the Civil Service, etc, considered as the location of power and influence6. (Aeronautics) a flight path that affords safe access for intruding aircraft7. (Astronautics) the path that a spacecraft must follow when re-entering the atmosphere, above which lift is insufficient and below which heating effects are excessive[C16: from Old French, from Old Italian corridore, literally: place for running, from correre to run, from Latin currere]cor•ri•dor (ˈkɔr ɪ dər, -ˌdɔr, ˈkɒr-)
n. 1. a passageway giving access to rooms, apartments, ship cabins, railway compartments, etc.; hallway. 2. a narrow passageway of land, as between an inland country and an outlet to the sea. 3. a densely populated region with major overland and air transportation routes: the Northeast corridor. 4. a restricted path along which an aircraft must travel to avoid hostile action, other air traffic, etc. [1585–95; < Middle French < Upper Italian corridore=corr(ere) to run (< Latin currere] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  corridor - an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto itgallery - a covered corridor (especially one extending along the wall of a building and supported with arches or columns)hall, hallway - an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open; "the elevators were at the end of the hall"passageway - a passage between rooms or between buildings |
corridornoun passage, alley, aisle, hallway, passageway He raced down the corridor towards the exit.Translationscorridor (ˈkoridoː) noun a passageway, especially one off which rooms open. Go along the corridor and up the stairs. 走廊 走廊corridor
corridors of powerThe places or positions occupied by those with authority, especially in the upper levels of government. I want to be in the corridors of power someday—I'm sick of having to take orders from other people.See also: corridor, of, powercorridors of powerThe offices of powerful leaders. For example, As clerk to a Supreme Court justice, Jim thought he'd get his foot inside the corridors of power . This term was first used by C.P. Snow in his novel Homecomings (1956) for the ministries of Britain's Whitehall, with their top-ranking civil servants. Later it was broadened to any high officials. See also: corridor, of, powerthe corridors of power the senior levels of government or administration, where covert influence is regarded as being exerted and significant decisions are made. This expression comes from the title of C. P. Snow 's novel The Corridors of Power ( 1964 ). Although most usual with power , the phrase can be more specifically applied to the most influential levels of the hierarchy within a particular place or organization, especially when they are regarded as operating covertly. The French word coulisse (meaning ‘the wings in a theatre’ and ‘corridor’) has a similar figurative sense of the corridor as a place of negotiation and behind-the-scenes scheming.See also: corridor, of, powerthe corridors of ˈpower the places where important decisions in government are madeThis expression comes from the title of a book by C.P. Snow, published in 1964.See also: corridor, of, power corridors of power The places or positions from which people in authority wield power.See also: corridor, of, powercorridors of powerThe highest echelons of government bureaucracy. This term was coined in the 1956 novel Homecomings by C. P. Snow, who later used it as the title of another novel, Corridors of Power (1964). By that time Snow realized it had become a cliché, but said, “If a man hasn’t the right to his own cliché, who has?” (quoted by William Safire, New York Times, May 14, 2000). However, it is heard less often today. See also: corridor, of, powercorridor
corridor1. a hallway or passage connecting parts of a building 2. a strip of land or airspace along the route of a road or river 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 CorridorA narrow passageway or gallery connecting several rooms or apartments within a residence, school, hospital, office building or other structure.What does it mean when you dream about a corridor?Symbol of transition; going from one situation to something different. Alternatively, a corridor can represent a route to one’s unconscious mind. In psychoanalysis, a womb symbol. (See also Hallway). corridor[′kär·ə·dər] (ecology) A land bridge that allows free migration of fauna in both directions. corridor1. A long interior passageway providing access to several rooms. 2. A public means of access from several rooms or spaces to an exit. 3. An enclosed passageway that limits the means of egress to a single path of travel. Also see exit, passageway.corridor i. A ‘hole' with defined boundaries, through the terminal control area designated Class B Airspace, in which aircraft may operate without an ATC (air traffic control) clearance or communication with air traffic control.
ii. A safe path variably for either a low-level penetration that is relatively free of obstructions or a path in which enemy radar cover is least or is relatively safe from enemy defenses. Also, a path through which certain types of traffic are permitted.
iii. A restricted air route specified for use by friendly aircraft and established for the purpose of preventing friendly aircraft from being fired on by friendly forces.corridor
corridor a connection between land masses or habitats which allows animals to pass between different faunal regions or fragmented habitats.AcronymsSeeCORRcorridor
Synonyms for corridornoun passageSynonyms- passage
- alley
- aisle
- hallway
- passageway
Words related to corridornoun an enclosed passagewayRelated Words- gallery
- hall
- hallway
- passageway
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