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passageway

[pas-ij-way] / ˈpæs ɪdʒˌweɪ /


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Finally, they had to dig a passageway, "a tiny tunnel the size of a person", through the debris at the top of the tunnel.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

The 1,200-square-foot Ship Wreck House has three decks and pirate details, such as a water cannon and secret passageway leading to a treasure-themed chamber with a skeleton and a chest of doubloons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Prabowo said on Monday that Indonesia and Singapore "have an interest in keeping the Strait of Malacca as a free passageway".

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

Several Middle Eastern countries are exploring on-land alternatives to the passageway, such as new pipelines or pipeline expansions.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026

“Perhaps the clues are telling us to locate a secret skinny passageway five hundred paces past some landmark here in the library.”

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein

The meandering floor plan, with its rooms of various sizes and orientations alongside their resulting passageways and corners, demands that you wander, not map, your perusal of the galleries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

Five years later, Madison Square Garden was planted atop it, banishing sunlight and driving commuters into a subterranean maze of passageways.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

The move could bring some barrels back into circulation relatively quickly as one of the world’s major maritime passageways, the Strait of Hormuz, remains effectively shut.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 13, 2026

Code 22-1307, which prohibits individuals from crowding or obstructing streets, sidewalks, building entrances, or other passageways, and D.C.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2025

To get to Tunnel 97, they followed a complicated route through passageways lined with crusty, rusted pipes that carried water to all the buildings of Ember.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau


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