passage
1a 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.
an act or instance of passing from one place, condition, etc., to another;transit.
the permission, right, or freedom to pass: to refuse passage through a territory.
the route or course by which a person or thing passes or travels.
a hall or corridor; passageway.
an opening or entrance into, through, or out of something: the nasal passages.
a voyage by water from one point to another: a rough passage across the English Channel.
the privilege of conveyance as a passenger: to book passage on an ocean liner.
the price charged for accommodation on a ship; fare.
a lapse or passing, as of time.
a progress or course, as of events.
the enactment into law of a legislative measure.
an interchange of communications, confidences, etc., between persons.
an exchange of blows; altercation or dispute: a passage at arms.
the act of causing something to pass; transference; transmission.
an evacuation of the bowels.
an occurrence, incident, or event.
Origin of passage
1Other definitions for passage (2 of 2)
a slow, cadenced trot executed with great elevation of the feet and characterized by a moment of suspension before the feet strike the ground.
(of a horse) to execute such a movement.
(of a rider) to cause a horse to execute such a movement.
to cause (a horse) to passage.
Origin of passage
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How to use passage in a sentence
It also contains some clunky passages of adultery, temptations of the flesh, and general sexual awkwardness.
Powerful Congressman Writes About ‘Fleshy Breasts’ | Asawin Suebsaeng | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTAn additonal 30,000 made it to Europe by other routes including commercial flights and dangerous overland passages.
Experts pointed us to identical passages in each of the four Geneva treaties, known as "Common Article 3."
Martin was up on some of the more difficult passages, but managed to guess the wrong character from the clue of “Hodor!”
Amy Poehler and George R.R. Martin Play Game of ‘Game of Thrones’ | Alex Chancey | October 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTo top it off, I got to sit in with the band, reading passages from On the Road as they played “The Other One.”
It is to be remembered, however, that a few of these bacteria may reach the sputum from the upper air-passages.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddTo be sure, he had some trouble in finding the old gentleman, there were so many different passages in which to look for him.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole | Arthur Scott BaileyAfter I have mastered the passages I am to learn a whole study, first with each hand alone, and then with both together!
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayA very slight movement of the armature disc J, therefore, suffices to open to the full extent two long exhaust passages.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing MillerIn it are to be seen five or six openings or passages, that differ but little from those of Antamog.
British Dictionary definitions for passage (1 of 2)
/ (ˈpæsɪdʒ) /
a channel, opening, etc, through or by which a person or thing may pass
music a section or division of a piece, movement, etc
a way, as in a hall or lobby
a section of a written work, speech, etc, esp one of moderate length
a journey, esp by ship: the outward passage took a week
the act or process of passing from one place, condition, etc, to another: passage of a gas through a liquid
the permission, right, or freedom to pass: to be denied passage through a country
the enactment of a law or resolution by a legislative or deliberative body
an evacuation of the bowels
rare an exchange or interchange, as of blows, words, etc (esp in the phrase passage of arms)
Origin of passage
1British Dictionary definitions for passage (2 of 2)
/ (ˈpæsɪdʒ, ˈpæsɑːʒ) dressage /
a sideways walk in which diagonal pairs of feet are lifted alternately
a cadenced lofty trot, the moment of suspension being clearly defined
to move or cause to move at a passage
Origin of passage
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