passageway
Way through something
A passageway is a corridor or narrow path that allows movement from one place to another—a hallway, an alley between buildings, or a tunnel through rock.
The word emphasizes function over form: any space that serves as a route of passage qualifies.
A narrow passageway connected the two wings of the house.
Passage into a room
- entrancePoint of access
- gatewayPoint of access
- portalImposing entrance or gate
- entryAccess or submission
opening · threshold · ingress · egress · gate · aperture · hatch · archway
Corridor between seating sections
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
- cloisterCovered monastic walkway
- ambulatoryAble to walk
colonnade · galleria · gangway · breezeway · loggia · narthex · vestibule · antechamber
Enclosed underground route
- subwayUnderground transit passage
- metroUrban rail transit
- underpassRoad passing below another
- catacombsUnderground cemetery passages
burrow · excavation · bore · culvert · sewer · grotto · bunker · cellar
Tube conveying fluid
- pipeHollow conveyance channel
- tubeHollow cylindrical passage
- channelPassage for transmission
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
vent · flue · pipeline · aqueduct · sewer · drain · gutter · trachea
Point of beginning
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- liminalAt a threshold
- journeyTravel from place to place
- migrationMovement to new territory
coming-of-age · initiation · transformation · pilgrimage · voyage · odyssey · quest · life-stage
Narrow corridor for access
- companionwayShipboard staircase to lower levels
- hatchwayOpening in deck or floor
- bulkheadInternal vessel barrier
- gangplankPortable ship-boarding ramp
doorway
Passage into a room
entry · opening · threshold · ingress · egress · gate · aperture · hatch · archway · wicket
aisle
Corridor between seating sections
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
- cloisterCovered monastic walkway
ambulatory · colonnade · galleria · gangway · breezeway · loggia · narthex · vestibule · antechamber · foyer
tunnel
Enclosed underground route
catacombs · burrow · excavation · bore · culvert · sewer · grotto · bunker · cellar · warren
duct
Tube conveying fluid
shaft · vent · flue · pipeline · aqueduct · sewer · drain · gutter · trachea · artery
threshold
Point of beginning
migration · coming-of-age · initiation · transformation · pilgrimage · voyage · odyssey · quest · life-stage · ceremonial
gangway
Narrow corridor for access
- companionwayShipboard staircase to lower levels
- hatchwayOpening in deck or floor
- bulkheadInternal vessel barrier
concealed
Made invisible deliberately
- trapdoorHinged floor panel
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- tunnelingTBM, tunnel boring, cut-and-cover, grouting, excavation
- building partsfacades, wall, door, windows, floor
- doorwaysthreshold, portal, entryway, gateway, entrance
- Mazesmaze, labyrinth, corn maze, hedge maze, ball maze
- openingsopening, aperture, gap, hole, slit
- walkwayswalkways, path, paths, footpath, footpaths
- hidden passagewaysConcealed routes between spaces