passage

pas|sage

W2S3 [ˈpæsıdʒ] n

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1¦(in a building)¦

2¦(from a book etc)¦

3¦(movement)¦

4¦(of a law)¦

5¦(journey)¦

6¦(inside somebody's body)¦

7¦(way through)¦

8 the passage of time

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[Date: 1200-1300; : Old French; Origin: passer; PASS¹]

1.) ¦(IN A BUILDING)¦

a long narrow area with walls on either side which connects one room or place to another

→↑corridor

▪ My office is just along the passage.

▪ We walked down a narrow passage to the back of the building.

▪ an underground passage

2.) ¦(FROM A BOOK ETC)¦

a short part of a book, poem, speech, piece of music etc

passage from/of

▪ He read out a short passage from the Bible.

3.) ¦(MOVEMENT)¦[U] formal

the movement of people or vehicles along a road or across an area of land

passage of

▪ The bridge isn't strong enough to allow the passage of heavy vehicles.

▪ Both sides agreed to allow the free passage of medical supplies into the area.

▪ He was guaranteed safe passage out of the country.

4.) ¦(OF A LAW)¦[U]

when a new law is discussed and accepted by a parliament or Congress

passage through

▪ The bill was amended several times during its passage through Congress.

▪ They are expecting the new legislation to have quite a rough passage (=be discussed and criticized a lot) through parliament.

5.) ¦(JOURNEY)¦ old-fashioned a journey on a ship

passage to

▪ My parents couldn't afford the passage to America.

6.) ¦(INSIDE SOMEBODY'S BODY)¦

a tube in your body that air or liquid can pass through

▪ the nasal passages

7.) ¦(WAY THROUGH)¦ [singular]

a way through something

passage through

▪ The police forced a passage through the crowd.

8.) the passage of time

the passing of time

▪ With the passage of time, things began to look more hopeful.

→rite of passage at ↑rite