cor ‧ ri ‧ dor S2 W3 /ˈkɒrədɔː, ˈkɒrɪdɔː $ ˈkɔːrədər, ˈkɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: Old Italian corridore , from correre 'to run' ]
1 . a long narrow passage on a train or between rooms in a building, with doors leading off it
in the corridor
We had to wait outside in the corridor until our names were called.
down/along the corridor
She hurried down the corridor.
Go down here and the bathroom’s at the end of the corridor.
2 . a narrow area of land between cities or countries that has different qualities or features from the land around it:
the industrial corridor that connects Querétaro with Mexico City
3 . corridors of power the places where important government decisions are made