corridor

[ kawr-i-der, -dawr, kor- ]
/ ˈkɔr ɪ dər, -ˌdɔr, ˈkɒr- /

noun

Origin of corridor

1585–95; < Middle French < Upper Italian corridore (Tuscan corridoio), equivalent to corr(ere) to run (< Latin currere) + -idore < Latin -i-tōrium; see -i-, -tory2

OTHER WORDS FROM corridor

cor·ri·dored, adjective pre·cor·ri·dor, noun un·cor·ri·dored, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for corridor

British Dictionary definitions for corridor

corridor
/ (ˈkɒrɪˌdɔː) /

noun

Word Origin for corridor

C16: from Old French, from Old Italian corridore, literally: place for running, from correre to run, from Latin currere