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
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b
: an area or stretch of land identified by a specific common characteristic or purpose
a corridor of liberalism
the city's industrial corridor
Examples of corridor in a Sentence
They pushed me down the hospital corridor to the operating room.
A corridor of land lies between the two mountain ranges.
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—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
And interstate commerce is affected — the extreme flooding across a corridor that includes the major cargo hubs in Louisville, Kentucky and Memphis could lead to shipping and supply chain delays, said Jonathan Porter, chief meteorologist at AccuWeather.
—Obed Lamy, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
As in previous Metroid games, Samus can curl into her Morph Ball form to sneak through tight corridors.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 5 Apr. 2025
In recent days, Israel has vowed to seize large parts of the Palestinian territory and establish a new security corridor across it.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Corridor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corridor. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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corridor
noun
cor·ri·dor
ˈkȯr-əd-ər
ˈkär-,
-ə-ˌdȯ(ə)r
1
: a passageway (as in a school) into which compartments or rooms open
2
: a narrow strip of land especially through territory held by an enemy
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