hallway

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noun

A corridor in a building that connects rooms.

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hall
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Meanings

nounhallway (plural hallways)

plural hallways

  1. A corridor in a building that connects rooms.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

Similar
hall
Broader
corridor
Also see
hall

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From hall + way.

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Translations

Danish gang, gangareal
  • gangcorridor
  • gangarealcorridor
Dutch gang
  • gangcorridor
Hindi गलियारा
  • गलियारा (galiyārā)corridor
Hungarian előszoba
  • előszobacorridor
Spanish pasillo, pasadizo
  • pasillocorridor
  • pasadizocorridor
  • carrejocorridor

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

hallway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hallway

MLA

“hallway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hallway. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hallway,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hallway.

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