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hallway

American  
[hawl-wey] / ˈhɔlˌweɪ /

noun

  • hallways
    plural
  1. a corridor, as in a building.

  2. an entrance hall.


hallway British  
/ ˈhɔːlˌweɪ /

noun

  1. a hall or corridor

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of hallway

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; hall + way 1

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The property spans 10,823 square feet and features a grand foyer with black marble columns, an expansive hallway, and a chic fireplace.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

Clothing racks fill the hallway, living room and even her bedroom.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

Mick Jagger is nearby, ambling through the hotel hallway.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

The Times filed a Freedom of Information Act request on June 2 for VA Police records of the hallway death and the stabbing.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

The hallway quickly opened up to the atrium and I stopped, not sure which way he’d gone.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

With the ban in place, Lampasas administrators say open cans have largely vanished from the hallways.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

With their dated decor, hotel-like hallways, overhead ceiling tiles and abandoned office spaces, the Backrooms resemble the overlooked non-places of modern life – spaces many people recognize but rarely notice.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

In a sixth-floor conference room at the end of a maze of hallways in the New York Stock Exchange, Flutter CEO Peter Jackson laid out the firm’s World Cup strategy for Barron’s.

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

Neuroscience and architecture expert Meredith Banasiak, who researches the link between buildings and human wellbeing, says hallways and doorways often spark this fear.

From BBC May 29, 2026

Jinjoo checked the hallways several times, but there was always someone around.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

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