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
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
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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Having spent the early part of the QSI regime in conflict with UEFA over breaches of its financial fair play regulations, Al-Khelaifi now had one of the most powerful voices in European football’s corridors of power.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 30 May 2025
What Penn has long required is single vision to end its Balkanized corridors, patrolled by three separate police departments and cleaned by three separate maintenance crews (each knows where to stop based on the pattern of the floor tiles).
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 May 2025
And the more adult-skewing M:I8 sold $77.5 million (a franchise best for the 29-year-old Paramount superspy series that tops Mission: Impossible — Fallout’s $61.2 million debut), helping pack in audiences over a four-day holiday release corridor that grossed a cumulative $322 million.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 27 May 2025
If a peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia also unlocks a direct land corridor from Azerbaijan to the exclave through southern Armenia, Iran would lose yet another point of leverage.
—Zaur Shiriyev, Foreign Affairs, 26 May 2025
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 30 May 2025
What Penn has long required is single vision to end its Balkanized corridors, patrolled by three separate police departments and cleaned by three separate maintenance crews (each knows where to stop based on the pattern of the floor tiles).
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 May 2025
And the more adult-skewing M:I8 sold $77.5 million (a franchise best for the 29-year-old Paramount superspy series that tops Mission: Impossible — Fallout’s $61.2 million debut), helping pack in audiences over a four-day holiday release corridor that grossed a cumulative $322 million.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 27 May 2025
If a peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia also unlocks a direct land corridor from Azerbaijan to the exclave through southern Armenia, Iran would lose yet another point of leverage.
—Zaur Shiriyev, Foreign Affairs, 26 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for corridor
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“Corridor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corridor. Accessed 5 Jun. 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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