hallway

hallway
hallway (n.) 1877, American English, from HALL (Cf. hall) + WAY (Cf. way).

Etymology dictionary. 2014.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • hallway — hall way n. an interior passage or corridor in a building, onto which rooms open. Syn: hall. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hallway — ☆ hallway [hôl′wā΄ ] n. 1. a passageway or room between the entrance and the interior of a building; vestibule 2. a passageway; corridor …   English World dictionary

  • hallway — UK [ˈhɔːlˌweɪ] / US [ˈhɔlˌweɪ] noun [countable] Word forms hallway : singular hallway plural hallways a) a long narrow passage inside a building with doors along it leading to rooms Security guards are posted in the hallway outside the president… …   English dictionary

  • hallway — noun ⇨ See also ↑corridor ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ narrow, wide ▪ crowded ▪ She walked through the crowded hallways to the locker room. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • hallway — [[t]hɔ͟ːlweɪ[/t]] hallways 1) N COUNT A hallway in a house or flat is a long passage with doors into rooms on both sides of it. 2) N COUNT A hallway in a house or flat is the area just inside the front door, into which some of the other rooms… …   English dictionary

  • hallway — hall|way [ hɔl,weı ] noun count a long narrow passage inside a building with doors along it leading to rooms: HALL: Security guards are posted in the hallway outside the president s office. a. the area inside the front door of a house or other… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • hallway — hall, hallway *passage, passageway, corridor, gallery, arcade, cloister, aisle, ambulatory …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Hallway of the Gods — is 1997 album by The Legendary Pink Dots. Track listing # On High 5:48 # Mekkanikk 3:17 # Sterre 4:08 # Spike 3:28 # All Sides 4:43 # Harvest Babies 5:41 # Lucifer Landed 4:01 # The Hanged Man 2:42 # The Saucers Are Coming 11:14 # Destined To… …   Wikipedia

  • hallway medicine — (HAWL.way MED.uh.sin) n. The practice of leaving patients on gurneys in hallways during all or most of their hospital stay because there are no available rooms in wards. Example Citation: Further west, in Winnipeg, hallway medicine has become so… …   New words

  • Hallway Page — Bezeichnet eine Webseite, die Links zu Doorway Pages enthält. Besucht ein Spider eine Hallway Page, folgt er allen Links zu den jeweiligen Doorway Pages und indiziert diese …   SEO Wörterbuch

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”