passage
/ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/passage
NOUNDefinition of passage
A passage is the act of passing, from one place to another, or from one state to another
Example: Getting a driver's licence is a rite of passage from being a child to becoming an adult.
A passage is a journey by air or water.
Example: His passage to Australia in a sailing ship took 180 days.
A passage is a long narrow way or path.
Example: He heard footsteps in the passage outside his hotel room.
A passage can be an opening, or a tube along which things can pass.
Example: The small boy had a pea stuck in his nasal passage.
A passage is a short section from a book or other writing.
Example: She read to the class her favorite passage from Jane Austen's book.
passage
EXAMPLESExamples of passage
Getting a driver's licence is a rite of passage from being a child to becoming an adult.
Example sentenceHis passage to Australia in a sailing ship took 180 days.
Example sentenceHe heard footsteps in the passage outside his hotel room.
Example sentenceThe ship was able to find safe passage through the coral reef.
Example sentenceThe small boy had a pea stuck in his nasal passage.
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