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

The Strait of Hormuz has been a critical trading entrepôt for centuries, a passageway between the Persian and Oman gulfs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 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

Harry and Ron looked at each other, then leaving Wormtail’s body on the floor behind them, ran up the stairs and back into the shadowy passageway leading to the drawing room.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling