passage
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Passage is fundamentally about moving through or across something.
A passage is a corridor or narrow way allowing movement: a secret passage behind the bookcase.
A passage can be a section of text or music: a difficult passage in the sonata, a passage from scripture.
The passage of time is its passing.
Passage also means the act of traveling, especially by ship: We booked passage to England.
In legislation, passage is approval: passage of the bill.
Interior connecting passage
- aisleCorridor between seating sections
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- walkwayPath for foot traffic
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
cloister · gangway · alley · vestibule · breezeway · gallery · thoroughfare · concourse
Access or submission
- admissionEntry or confession
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- permissionGranted right to act
- right of wayLegal passage privilege
keycard · checkpoint · gateway · doorway · portal · entrance · entryway · safe conduct
Distinct divided part
- movementChange in position
- phraseWords forming partial meaning
- strainExcessive stretching force
- themeCentral recurring concept
motif · interlude · bridge · transition · cadenza · run · arpeggio · riff
Point of beginning
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- turning pointDecisive moment of change
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
- coming of ageReaching adult status
initiation · transformation · shift · progression · metamorphosis · evolution · segue · changeover
Navigable route for vessels
- canalDug water passage
- conduitTube conveying fluid or cables
- straitConstricted marine passage
- narrowsConstricted water passage
aqueduct · sluice · flume · lock · inlet · outlet · chute · navigation
Portion taken from larger work
- paragraphDistinct section of text
- sectionDistinct divided part
- quotationCited passage or price
- extractConcentrated derived substance
citation · clause · sentence · stanza · verse · chapter · reading · selection
hallway
Interior connecting passage
arcade · cloister · gangway · alley · vestibule · breezeway · gallery · thoroughfare · concourse · underpass
entry
Access or submission
- admissionEntry or confession
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- permissionGranted right to act
right of way · keycard · checkpoint · gateway · doorway · portal · entrance · entryway · safe conduct · visa
section
Distinct divided part
theme · motif · interlude · bridge · transition · cadenza · run · arpeggio · riff · lick
threshold
Point of beginning
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- turning pointDecisive moment of change
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
coming of age · initiation · transformation · shift · progression · metamorphosis · evolution · segue · changeover · maturation
waterway
Navigable route for vessels
narrows · aqueduct · sluice · flume · lock · inlet · outlet · chute · navigation · shipping lane
excerpt
Portion taken from larger work
extract · citation · clause · sentence · stanza · verse · chapter · reading · selection · snippet
voyage
Journey by sea
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- trekArduous overland journey
odyssey · pilgrimage · transit · traverse · sail · excursion · migration · itinerary · route · caravan
verse
Metered poetic passage
Torah · lectionary · reading · chapter · Apocrypha · canticle · lesson · text · biblical · exegesis
- textstext, book, article, essay, document
- immigrationimmigrant, immigrants, visa, refugee, citizenship
- prosenovel, novels, short story, novellas, essay
- burrowsburrow, rabbit warren, tunnel, warren, fox den
- doorwaysthreshold, portal, entryway, gateway, entrance
- Mazesmaze, labyrinth, corn maze, hedge maze, ball maze
- rite of passageTransition-marking ceremony
- secret passageConcealed route through structure
- passage of timeForward march of moments
- hidden passageDisguised route between spaces
- safe passageProtected transit through danger
- nasal passagesAirways inside the nose