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noun ⇨ See also ↑hallwayADJECTIVE▪ endless, long▪ short▪ narrow, wide▪ central, main▪ brightly lit▪ badly lit, dark, darkened, dim, gloomy▪ dank, draughty/drafty▪ deserted, empty▪ carpeted, stone▪ hospital, hotel, school▪ access▪ labyrinthine (formal)▪
the labyrinthine corridors of the building
▪ land▪a now-submerged land corridor between northern African and southern Europe
VERB + CORRIDOR▪ line▪Portraits line the corridors of the palace.
▪ walk, wander▪It was interesting to walk the corridors of my old school.
CORRIDOR + VERB▪ lead from sth, lead off from sth▪Narrow corridors lead off from the main hallway.
▪ lead to sth▪a corridor that leads to the kitchen
▪ run along sth, run down sth▪The corridor runs down the middle of the building.
▪ connect sth, link sth▪The corridor links the old part of the hospital with the new.
CORRIDOR + NOUN▪ wallPREPOSITION▪ along a/the corridor, down a/the corridor▪The office is just down the corridor on the left.
▪ in a/the corridor▪I put my head down as I passed him in the corridor.
▪ at the end of a/the corridor, to the end of a/the corridorPHRASES▪ the corridors of power (figurative)▪She had considerable influence in the corridors of power.
▪ a labyrinth of corridors, a maze of corridors▪She led us through a maze of hotel corridors to our room.
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corridor — [ kɔridɔr ] n. m. • 1611; de l it. corridore « passage étroit entre un local et un autre » 1 ♦ Passage couvert mettant en communication plusieurs pièces d un même étage. ⇒ couloir, passage. Long, étroit corridor. Au fond du corridor, à droite. «… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Corridor Vc — ( Corridor 5c ) is a branch of the fifth Pan European corridor. The path of the corridor is presently the European route E73, and a new highway is being constructed as part of the upgrade of the corridor. Vc connects Budapest in Hungary to the… … Wikipedia
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Corridor I — may refer to:* Corridor I (Pan European corridor) * Corridor I (Appalachian Development Highway System) … Wikipedia
Corridor X — may refer to Corridor X (Appalachian Development Highway System), part of Interstate 22 in the United States Pan European corridor X, one of the Pan European corridors This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an … Wikipedia
Corridor — Cor ri*dor (k?r r? d?r or d?r), n. [F., fr. Itt. corridpore, or Sp. corredor; prop., a runner, hence, a running or long line, a gallery, fr. L. currere to run. See {Course}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Arch.) A gallery or passageway leading to several… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Corridor — Corridor, der schmale Gang zwischen einer Reihe von Zimmern, nach welchem jedes derselben seinen Ausgang hat. Ost führt der Corridor nach einem größern Vorsaale, (Vestibule), doch muß er dann wie dieser eine Thüre zum Verschließen haben … Damen Conversations Lexikon
corridor — 1590s, from Fr. corridor (16c.), from It. corridore a gallery, lit. a runner, from correre to run, from L. currere (see CURRENT (Cf. current)). Originally of fortifications, meaning long hallway is first recorded 1814 … Etymology dictionary
corridor — CORRIDOR. s. m. Espece de gallerie estroite qui sert de passage pour aller à plusieurs appartements. En termes de fortification. C est ce qu on appelle plus ordinairement, Chemin couvert, Le corridor regne autour de la place & des demi lunes, & a … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
