pass-through

Or pass·through

[pas-throo, pahs-]

noun

1. a windowlike opening, as one for passing food or dishes between a kitchen and a dining area.

2. a place through which one passes or is obliged to pass.

   Motorists used the park as a pass-through. The new gate will be a pass-through for security clearance.

3. passalong.

adjective

1. denoting a pass-through; passalong.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pass-through¹

1950–55, noun and adj. use of verb phrase pass through

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