passage

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/

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Noun

Singular passage

Plural passages

(countable)

1. A passage is the act of passing, from one place to another, or from one state to another

   Getting a driver's licence is a rite of passage from being a child to becoming an adult.

2. A passage is a journey by air or water.

   His passage to Australia in a sailing ship took 180 days.

3. A passage is a long narrow way or path.

   He heard footsteps in the passage outside his hotel room.

   The ship was able to find safe passage through the coral reef.

4. A passage can be an opening, or a tube along which things can pass.

   The small boy had a pea stuck in his nasal passage.

5. A passage is a short section from a book or other writing.

   She read to the class her favorite passage from Jane Austen's book.

6. (music) A passage is a short section from a musical work.

   There was a long oboe solo is the passage we listened to from Bach's work.