hallway
pronunciation
How to pronounce hallway in British English:
UK [ˈhɔ:lweɪ]
How to pronounce hallway in American English:
US [ˈhɔlˌwe]
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- Noun:
- an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
Word Origin
- hallway (n.)
- 1839, from hall + way (n.).
Example
- 1. He walked down the hallway , meeting no one .
- 2. I saw him in our hallway , around dinnertime .
- 3. Unbeknownst to them , hale witnesses the reunion from the hospital hallway .
- 4. Crawling to the front hallway , she tore open the drawer of a small table and took out the pistol . She looked outside again .
- 5. In the hallway I screamed .