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hallway

[hawl-wey]

noun

  1. a corridor, as in a building.

  2. an entrance hall.



hallway

/ ˈɔːˌɱɪ /

noun

  1. a hall or corridor

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hallway1

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; hall + way 1
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Mr Gibson said he opened the door to the tenement hallway, at which point smoke came billowing into the flat.

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Padilla seems to continue to push forward, but is overpowered and forced into the hallway.

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Instead, federal agents pushed the senator into a hallway, forced him to the ground and handcuffed him before he was released.

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Not to mention that Solkovits had to deal with cramped hallways and substandard classrooms.

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But as he left the courtroom, a plainclothes ICE agent followed him, while another stopped him in the hallway.

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