Passage Passage

Passage - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Abyss, Acceptance, Access, Acciaccatura, Act, Action, Adit, Adoption, Advance, Adventure, Aisle, Alchemy, Alley, Alteration, Ambulatory, Anacrusis

A passage, in architecture, is a narrow room, most often called a hall, that serves to provide access to other rooms.


A passage, in geography, is another term for a strait, which is a narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water. The terms strait, channel, and passage are synonymous and are usually interchangeable.


In music a passage is what is often called a section of music but may refer to smaller portions such as a period or phrase.

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