pass-through
Americannoun
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a windowlike opening, as one for passing food or dishes between a kitchen and a dining area.
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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.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of pass-through
1950–55, noun and adj. use of verb phrase pass through
Example Sentences
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The 28-year-old ophthalmology technician from New York said he uses his grandmother as a Fast Pass through the airport.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
Pass through its curtain of gold streamers and onto — a red carpet?
From Seattle Times • Jan. 27, 2023
He said the need to re-up his Green Pass through testing keeps him in a “constant state of anxiety.”
From Washington Post • Nov. 12, 2021
"We are committed to the responsible development of Thacker Pass through the implementation of mitigation procedures and technologies to minimize potential impacts to wildlife, flora and fauna and preserve regional biodiversity," Zawadzki went on.
From Salon • Mar. 16, 2021
Pass through them and you will reach a little English church, surrounded by a tiny graveyard.
From Windyridge by Riley, W.
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