pass-through
or pass·through
a windowlike opening, as one for passing food or dishes between a kitchen and a dining area.
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.
denoting a pass-through; passalong.
Origin of pass-through
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How to use pass-through in a sentence
They would travel by train, and the trains would pass through Dresden, the East German city closest to Prague.
How the Fall of the Berlin Wall Radicalized Putin | Masha Gessen | November 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOr the road to 52 might well have to pass through Louisiana and Georgia.
Vehicles doubtless still pass through the many side-roads in the area, but the two trunk routes from the border are both blocked.
Ukrainian Troops Retreat From Russian Border, Leaving 100 Kilometers Open to Invasion | Pierre Vaux | August 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe pressed a button, letting the electricity pass through and the vaporizing to begin.
When you pass through a set of glass doors, you cross the frontier between the two hospitals.
Adam Hochschild on Keeping Company With His Dying Father | Adam Hochschild | June 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Every evening, at sunset, the gates were closed, and during the night no one was allowed to pass through in either direction.
Our Little Korean Cousin | H. Lee M. PikeAnd shall pass through Juda, overflowing, and going over shall reach even to the neck.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousBoth the others pass through N, and show money circulating twice out of bank.
Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur PhillipsOf course the more cold air admitted to pass through the fire, the more heat carried to the top of the stack.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickHere they enter red corpuscles as young malarial parasites, and the majority pass through the asexual cycle just described.
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