corridor

/ˈkɔrɪdɔr/

/ˈkɒrɪdɔ/

Other forms: corridors

A long hallway, especially one that has rooms opening up into it, is called a corridor. Late at night, hotel corridors all look alike. Be sure you try to open the right door with your key card.

A corridor is also a tract of land that connects two places or runs along the side of a road. In your town, the business corridor might be a fairly small strip of land with just a couple of restaurants and a few stores. The Northeast Corridor is the built-up area that links eastern cities in a chain that stretches from Boston to Washington, D.C.

Definitions of corridor

1. noun

   an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
   types:

   gallery

   a covered corridor (especially one extending along the wall of a building and supported with arches or columns)

   hall, hallway

   an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

   concourse

   a wide hallway in a building where people can walk

   type of:

   passageway

   a passage between rooms or between buildings