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| cor·ri·dor [ káwridər ] (plural cor·ri·dors) |
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1. passage inside building: a passage between parts of a building, often with a series of rooms opening onto it
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2. rail nautical passageway in railroad car or ship: a passageway in a railroad car or ship giving access to cabins or compartments
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3. international relations strip of land: a narrow strip of land belonging to one country and projecting through another, e.g. to give a landlocked country access to a port
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4. geography populated strip between urban areas: a densely populated strip of land connecting two or more urban areas
  the northeastern corridor
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5. aviation region of airspace for air traffic: a region of airspace designated for use by air traffic
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6. aerospace spacecraft flight path: a predetermined flight path that a spacecraft follows upon reentry into the Earth's atmosphere
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| [Late 16th century. Via French< Italian corridore< Latin currere "to run"] |
