passage
/ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/ noun A2- A paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning. · She struggled to play the difficult passages.
- Part of a path or journey. · He made his passage through the trees carefully, mindful of the stickers.
- An incident or episode.
- The official approval of a bill or act by a parliament. · The company was one of the prime movers in lobbying for the passage of the act.
- The advance of time.
- The use of tight brushwork to link objects in separate spatial plains. Commonly seen in Cubist works.
- A passageway or corridor.
- A strait or other narrow waterway. · the Northwest Passage
Plural passages
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The narrow passage led us into a quadrangle paved with flags and lined by sordid dwellings.
A short passage, bare planked and dusty, led to the kitchen and offices.
Near the further end a low arched passage branched away from it and led to the chemical laboratory.
The officer opened the door, which was locked, and, without speaking a word, answered Dantès’ question; for he saw between the ranks of the soldiers a passage formed from the carriage to the port.
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