Passage Extra Examples ˈpæsɪdʒ Narrow Bill Secret Ship

• a dark narrow passage led to the main hall.
• a secret underground passage
• blocked nasal passages
• read the following passage and answer the questions below.

passage

1. a long narrow area with walls on either side that connects one room or place with another
• SYNONYM corridor
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/corridor
• A dark narrow passage led to the main hall.
• a secret underground passage

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• Someone was waiting outside in the passage.
• There was a bedroom with a small passage leading off to a bathroom.
• There was a door at the end of the passage.
• Liz walked out of her room and down the passage.
• the maze of secret passages which wound their way under the building
• the passage between the two houses
2. a tube in the body through which air, liquid, etc. passes
• SEE ALSO back passage
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/back-passage
• blocked nasal passages
3. a short section from a book, piece of music, etc.
• SYNONYM excerpt
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/excerpt_2
• Read the following passage and answer the questions below.
• I have quoted this passage at length.
• a passage from the Bible

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• His writings are filled with poignant passages describing winter winds.
• I'll dig out the relevant passages in St Augustine.
• In the 15th symphony he quotes a passage from Rossini's ‘William Tell’ overture.
• There's a lot of slang in this passage.
• The children were asked to choose their favourite passage from the books they had read.
• There are passages in this book that are very hard to understand.
4. the process of time passing
• Her confidence grew with the passage of time.
• rituals which mark the passage of the seasons
5. the process of discussing a bill in a parliament so that it can become law
• The bill is now guaranteed an easy passage through the House of Representatives.

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• He deserves credit for ensuring the passage of the Civil Rights Act.
• Starr voted for the final passage of the bill.
• The bill is expected to face a stormy passage in both houses.
• The bill will complete its passage in November.
• The bills did not gain passage in the Senate.
• They have launched a campaign to block passage of the bill.
6. a journey from one place to another by ship
• SEE ALSO the middle passage
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/the-middle-passage
• Her grandfather had worked his passage (= worked on a ship to pay for the journey) to America.

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• The canal route was shorter than the sea passage around the northern coast.
• It was a long, rough passage, battling into the wind for seven hours.
• We met him on our outward passage.
• We had a stormy passage to India.
• She had secured passage on a ship heading for England.
7. a way through something
• The officers forced a passage through the crowd.

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• a narrow passage through the bushes
• to clear a passage for ships through the ice
8. the action of going across, through or past something
• Large trees may obstruct the passage of light.

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• State-of-the-art suspension guarantees a smooth passage over the bumpiest road.
• Steps cut in the hillside give walkers an easy passage down the mountain.
• the slow passage of a snail across the veranda
• The operation will allow free passage of fluid in and out of the organ.
• Portugal's passage into the next round of the tournament
• We are not aware of our passage from consciousness to sleep.
9. the permission to travel across a particular area of land
• We were promised (a) speedy passage through the border.
• If the law were passed, EU nationals would no longer enjoy free passage through member states.

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• The Security Council has demanded free passage for families fleeing from the fighting.
• They denied him passage through the territory.
• a safe passage out of the war zone

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French, based on Latin passus ‘pace’.