CORRIDOR


Meaning of CORRIDOR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkɔrɪdɔ: ]

n. 1 a passage from which doors lead into rooms (orig. an outside passage connecting parts of a building, now usu. a main passage in a large building). 2 a passage in a railway carriage from which doors lead into compartments. 3 a strip of the territory of one State passing through that of another, esp. securing access to the sea. 4 a route to which aircraft are restricted, esp. over a foreign country. øcorridors of power places where covert influence is said to be exerted in government. [F f. It. corridore corridor for corridojo running-place f. correre run, by confusion with corridore runner]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.