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- Dictionarypassage/ˈpasɪdʒ/
noun
- 1. the action or process of moving through or past somewhere on the way from one place to another: "there were moorings for boats wanting passage through the lock" Similar
- 2. a narrow way allowing access between buildings or to different rooms within a building; a passageway: "the larger bedroom was at the end of the passage" Similar
verb
- 1. subject (a strain of microorganisms or cells) to a passage: "each recombinant virus was passaged nine times successively"
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a journey, especially over the sea: He had booked his passage to Rio de Janeiro. work your passage old-fashioned. to do work on a ship during your trip instead of paying for a ticket: He was allowed to work his passage from the port of Perth. See more.
The meaning of PASSAGE is a way of exit or entrance : a road, path, channel, or course by which something passes. How to use passage in a sentence.
noun. a portion or section of a written work; a paragraph, verse, etc.: a passage of Scripture. a phrase or other division of a musical work. Fine Arts. an area, section, or detail of a work, especially with respect to its qualities of execution: passages of sensitive brushwork.
A passage is a long narrow space with walls or fences on both sides, which connects one place or room with another. Harry stepped into the passage and closed the door behind him. ...up some stairs and along a narrow passage towards a door. 2. countable noun B2.
The act or process of passing, especially: a. Movement from one place to another: the passage of water through a sieve. b. The process of elapsing: the passage of time. 2. a. The process of changing from one condition or stage to another; transition: the passage from childhood to adulthood. b. Enactment into law of a legislative bill. 3. a.
Passage describes the act of passing or traveling from one place to the next. People often use the word passage to specifically refer to a journey by ship, as in, "The passage to America was long and hard." A section of written work or music can also be called a passage.
a hollow part of the body through which something goes: the nasal passages. the anal passage. Fewer examples. subterranean passages. an underground passage. The tomb was honeycombed with passages and chambers. A narrow passage leads from one building to the other. The president escaped through a secret passage underneath the parliament building.
