passageway

Example Sentences

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Iran has also threatened to control or close the Bab al-Mandeb Strait External link, another narrow passageway that controls sea traffic toward the Suez Canal.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Iran has effectively paralyzed the Strait of Hormuz, a passageway where a fifth of global oil supplies usually transits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

That leaves it vulnerable to mining and other military measures that could effectively close the passageway to naval traffic.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 1, 2026

She would hear drilling in the night and believed the person was building a secret passageway into the house.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

He heard the thunder of footsteps from the arena, cresting like a wave as people burst into the passageway outside his cell.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo