NYT Dictionary

CORRIDOR

/ˈkoɹəˌdoɹ/
NounCOR-ri-dorcor-ri-dor · 3 syllablesGrade 9

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026

Meaning

A narrow hall or passage with rooms leading off it, as in a building or in a railway carriage.

Etymology

Origin: French

Borrowed from French corridor, from Italian corridore (“long passage”) (= corridoio), from correre (“to run”).

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

accessaditairlineairwayaislealleyambulatoryapertureapproacharcade

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 3 recorded puzzles:

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