Английский Этимологический словарь - corridor
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~ n 1 a long, narrow passage between two rows of rooms in a building or a train, with doors leading off it (Room 101 is at the end of the corridor. | She hurried down the corridor.) 2 a narrow area of land, within a bigger area, that has different qualities or features from the land that surrounds it (the industrial corridor that connects Queretaro with Mexico City | the Polish corridor) 3 corridors of power the places where important government decisions are made (Who can tell what really goes on in the corridors of power?) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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noun Etymology: Middle French, from Italian dialect (N Italy) ~e, from correre to run, from Latin currere — more at car Date: 1719 1. a. a passageway (as in a hotel or office building) into which compartments or rooms open b. a place or position in which especially political power is wielded through discussion and deal-making was excluded from the ~s of power after losing the election 2. a usually narrow passageway or route: as a. a narrow strip of land through foreign-held territory b. a restricted lane for air traffic c. a land path used by migrating animals 3. a. a densely populated strip of land including two or more major cities the Northeast ~ stretching from Washington into New England — S. D. Browne b. an area or stretch of land identified by a specific common characteristic or purpose a ~ of liberalism the city's industrial ~ ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a passage from which doors lead into rooms (orig. an outside passage connecting parts of a building, now usu. a main passage in a large building). 2 a passage in a railway carriage from which doors lead into compartments. 3 a strip of the territory of one State passing through that of another, esp. securing access to the sea. 4 a route to which aircraft are restricted, esp. over a foreign country. Phrases and idioms corridors of power places where covert influence is said to be exerted in government. Etymology: F f. It. corridore corridor for corridojo running-place f. correre run, by confusion with corridore runner ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. коридор curved corridor —- кривой коридор 2. топ. узкий отсек местности 3. полит. коридор (соединяющий части страны, дающий выход к морю и т. п.) Polish corridor —- ист. Польский коридор ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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