transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkȯr-ə-dər, ˈkär-, -ˌdȯr ]
noun
Etymology: Middle French, from Italian dialect (N Italy) corridore, from correre to run, from Latin currere — more at car
Date: 1719
1.
a. : a passageway (as in a hotel or office building) into which compartments or rooms open
b. : a place or position in which especially political power is wielded through discussion and deal-making
was excluded from the corridor s of power after losing the election
2. : a usually narrow passageway or route: as
a. : a narrow strip of land through foreign-held territory
b. : a restricted lane for air traffic
c. : a land path used by migrating animals
3.
a. : a densely populated strip of land including two or more major cities
the Northeast corridor stretching from Washington into New England — S. D. Browne
b. : an area or stretch of land identified by a specific common characteristic or purpose
a corridor of liberalism
the city's industrial corridor