Corridor

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈkɒɹɪˌdɔː(ɹ)/, /ˈkÉ’rɪˌdÉ™(ɹ)/
• GenAM enPR: kôrʹədôr', IPA: /ˈkɔɹəˌdɔɹ/

Origin

Borrowing from fr {{2}} corridor, from Italian corridore (= corridoio) long passage, from correre, to run.

Full definition of corridor

Noun

1. A narrow hall or passage with rooms leading off it, for example in railway carriages (see Corridor (rail vehicle)).
• 1931, w, Death Walks in Eastrepps Chapter 1/1, Eldridge closed the despatch-case with a snap and, rising briskly, walked down the corridor to his solitary table in the dining-car.
2. A restricted tract of land that allows passage between two places.
3. Airspace restricted for the passage of aircraft.

Derived terms

• the corridors of power
• Polish Corridor