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hallway

American  
[hawl-wey] / ˈhɔlˌweɪ /

noun

hallways plural
  1. a corridor, as in a building.

  2. an entrance hall.


hallway British  
/ ˈhɔːlˌweɪ /

noun

  1. a hall or corridor

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of hallway

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; hall + way 1

Example Sentences

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She directed Flores-Ruiz and his lawyer to walk through a door behind her bench leading to a secured hallway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

Mick Jagger is nearby, ambling through the hotel hallway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026

The Times filed a Freedom of Information Act request on June 2 for VA Police records of the hallway death and the stabbing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

During the last heatwave, Anabelle Holschuh, 30, found it so hard to sleep in her attic bedroom that she picked up a blanket and cushion and slept on the floor in the hallway.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

I do not know how long we stood there in the hallway, waiting, but it seemed like a lifetime.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

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