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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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Or if a student group put up "love is love" posters in the hallway?

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Given her reaction to being approached by the CeraVe rack and her fear of town halls, Mace may think the only appropriate forum for accosting a representative is the hallway outside the bathroom.

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I was too busy talking to the models, showing them the poses, giving them characters, but afterward, I had to go into the hallway and have a cry.

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Inside a giant soundstage, production designer Bill Groom and his team have constructed the rehearsal rooms, hallways and offices of Le Ballet National.

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He said sometimes bodies were left on gurneys in the hallways outside of the morgue covered with nothing more than a bedsheet.

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