corridor

Pronunciation: /ˈkɔɹəˌdɔɹ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it

Etymology

Borrowed from French corridor, from Italian corridore (“long passage”) (= corridoio), from correre (“to run”).

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
passageway
Narrower (hyponyms)
gallery, hallway

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