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corridor
noun
a
long
,
narrow
passage
inside
a
building
that
leads
from
one
room
or
area
to
another
•
The
hotel
room
was
at
the
end
of
a
long
corridor
.
The
hotel
room
was
at
the
end
of
a
long
corridor
.
•
Children
’
s
laughter
echoed
down
the
school
corridor
between
classes
.
Children
’
s
laughter
echoed
down
the
school
corridor
between
classes
.
Borrowed
into
English
in
the
mid-16th
century
from
Medieval
Latin
“
corridor
”
meaning
“
runner
”
or
“
one
who
runs
,”
later
applied
to
a
running
place
or
passage
.
noun
a
narrow
strip
of
land
,
airspace
,
or
sea
that
forms
a
route
through
surrounding
areas
,
used
for
transport
,
migration
,
or
communication
•
The
new
highway
acts
as
a
transport
corridor
linking
the
two
coastal
cities
.
The
new
highway
acts
as
a
transport
corridor
linking
the
two
coastal
cities
.
•
Migrating
deer
use
this
forest
corridor
to
safely
cross
the
valley
.
Migrating
deer
use
this
forest
corridor
to
safely
cross
the
valley
.
Extension
of
the
architectural
sense
to
geography
and
planning
in
the
20th
century
,
reflecting
the
idea
of
a
constricted
path
that
facilitates
movement
.
