cor·ri·dor

cor·ri·dor
/ˈkorədɚ, ˈkorəˌdoɚ/ noun, pl -dors [count]
1 : a long, narrow passage inside a building or train with doors that lead to rooms on each side

She slowly walked down the long, dark corridor. [=hall, hallway]

They pushed me down the hospital corridor to the operating room.

2 a : a long narrow piece of land

A corridor of land lies between the two mountain ranges.

2 b : a narrow area of land that is known for something specified

a transportation corridor

the corridors of power — see power, 1

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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