单词 | passageway |
释义 | passageway (once / 4367 pages) n A passageway is a hall or a walkway that connects one area to another. You might pass from a small museum through a passageway to an outdoor sculpture garden, for example. Passageways typically connect rooms or buildings to each other, and they're generally walled and slightly narrow. A passageway in a hotel might lead from an elevator to your fancy suite, and a castle might be full of stone passageways leading from room to room, some of them hidden in the walls. This noun is American in origin, from passage and its French root passer, "to go by" and way, "road or path." WORD FAMILYpassageway: passageways USAGE EXAMPLESHopeful signs were positioned at strategic intervals along the passageways through the nave, urging us to “Keep Christ in Christmas.” Salon(Dec 24, 2016) The passageways were supposed to prevent exactly the sort of devastating chain reaction that occurred. Seattle Times(Dec 21, 2016) Narrow passageways lead to rows of rooms housing families. Seattle Times(Dec 16, 2016) 1n a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass Syn|Hypo|Hyper passage birth canal a passage in the uterus and vagina through which a fetus passes during vaginal birth meatusa natural body passageway opening, orifice, portaan aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity canal, channel, duct, epithelial ducta bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance sinusoidtiny endothelium-lined passages for blood in the tissue of an organ carpal tunnela passageway in the wrist through which nerves and the flexor muscles of the hands pass root canalthe passage in the root of a tooth through which its nerve and blood vessels enter the pulp cavity esophagus, gorge, gullet, oesophagusthe passage between the pharynx and the stomach epicardiathe short part of the esophagus extending downward from the diaphragm to the stomach faucesthe passage between the back of the mouth and the pharynx fistula, sinusan abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface shunta passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another ventexternal opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate blastoporethe opening into the archenteron poreany small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal aortic orificethe orifice from the lower left chamber of the heart to the aorta stomaa mouth or mouthlike opening (especially one created by surgery on the surface of the body to create an opening to an internal organ) acoustic meatus, auditory canal, auditory meatus, ear canal, external auditory canaleither of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membrane nasal meatusthe passages in the nasal cavity formed by the projections of the nasal conchae canalis vertebralis, spinal canal, vertebral canalthe canal in successive vertebrae through which the spinal cord passes porta hepatisopening for major blood vessels to enter and leave the liver spiraclea breathing orifice ductule, ductulusa very small duct canaliculusa small canal or duct as in some bones and parts of plants Schlemm's canal, canal of Schlemm, sinus venosus scleraea circular canal in the eye that drains aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into the anterior ciliary veins sinus, venous sinusa wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel mouththe externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening osa mouth or mouthlike opening cervix, cervix uteri, uterine cervixnecklike opening to the uterus fenestraa small opening covered with membrane (especially one in the bone between the middle and inner ear) lachrymal duct, lacrimal duct, tear ductany of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands nasolacrimal ducta duct that carries tears from the lacrimal sac to the nasal cavity Haversian canalany of the many tiny canals that contain blood vessels and connective tissue and that form a network in bone hepatic ductthe duct that drains bile from the liver canalis inguinalis, inguinal canaloblique passage through the lower abdominal wall; in males it is the passage through which the testes descend into the scrotum and it contains the spermatic cord; in females it transmits the round ligament of the uterus bile duct, common bile ducta duct formed by the hepatic and cystic ducts; opens into the duodenum pancreatic ducta duct connecting the pancreas with the intestine cardiathe opening into the stomach and that part of the stomach connected to the esophagus lymph vessel, lymphatic vessela vascular duct that carries lymph which is eventually added to the venous blood circulation salivary ducta duct through which saliva passes from the salivary gland into the mouth Sylvian aqueduct, aqueductus cerebri, cerebral aqueducta canal connecting the third and fourth ventricles introitusentrance or opening to a hollow organ or tube (especially the vaginal opening) external orifice, urethral orificethe orifice through which urine is discharged uretereither of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder urethraduct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct canalis cervicis uteri, cervical canala spindle-shaped canal extending from the uterus to the vagina umbilical, umbilical cordmembranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta vaginathe lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to the uterus epididymisa convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens ductus deferens, vas deferensa duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct ejaculatory ducta part of the seminal duct formed by the duct from the seminal vesicle and the vas deferens; passes through the prostate gland cartilaginous tubea duct with cartilaginous walls bronchioleany of the smallest bronchial ducts; ending in alveoli GI tract, alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tract, digestive tube, gastrointestinal tracttubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination pylorusa small circular opening between the stomach and the duodenum anusthe excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal fontanel, fontanelle, soft spotany membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus bypassa surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part) portacaval shuntshunt that is created surgically between the portal vein and the inferior vena cava so that blood from the abdominal organs can bypass the liver lactiferous ductducts of the mammary gland that carry milk to the nipple narisany of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx rimaa narrow elongated opening or fissure between two symmetrical parts anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing 2n a passage between rooms or between buildings Exp|Hypo|Hyper Channel Tunnel the railroad tunnel between France and England under the English Channel aisle, gangway passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores arcadea covered passageway with shops and stalls on either side areawaya passageway between buildings or giving access to a basement corridoran enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it drift, gallery, headinga horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine gangwaya temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site) gatepassageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark shafta vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator) tunnela passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars) walk-througha pedestrian passageway through the ground floor of a building amusement arcadean arcade featuring coin-operated game machines arrival gategate where passengers disembark catacomban underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried (as in ancient Rome) departure gategate where passengers embark elevator shafta vertical shaft in a building to permit the passage of an elevator from floor to floor gallerya covered corridor (especially one extending along the wall of a building and supported with arches or columns) hall, hallwayan interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open penny arcadean arcade with coin-operated devices for entertainment railroad tunnela tunnel through which the railroad track runs subway, underpassan underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway ventilation shafta shaft in a building; serves as an air passage for ventilation wellan open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway) passage a way through or along which someone or something may pass |
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