■ noun
1》 a long passage from which doors lead into rooms.
↘ Brit. a passage along the side of a railway carriage giving access to compartments.
2》 a belt of land linking two other areas or following a road or river.
Phrases
the ~s of power the senior levels of government or administration.
Origin
C16: from Fr., from Ital. ~e , alt. (by assoc. with ~e 'runner') of corridoio 'running-place', from correre 'to run', from L. currere .