passage

[US]/ˈpæsɪdʒ/
[UK]/ˈpæsɪdʒ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.pathway; corridor;a section (of text)

Phrases & Collocations

passage of time

air passage

flow passage

safe passage

underground passage

take one's passage

water passage

rite of passage

passage way

free passage

innocent passage

drake passage

oil passage

purple passage

meridian passage

sea passage

Example Sentences

the passage was deleted.

the passage of time.

a passage at arms.

The passage is badly phrased.

an omissible passage in the text.

the passage of heavy vehicles

Read this passage aloud.

a neat passage of midfield play.

the passage from childhood to adulthood.

a rough passage on the stormy sea.

set off a passage with italics.

The whole passage could be cancelled.

This passage is open to a variety of interpretations.

This passage leads into the courtyard.

archipelagic sea lane passage &transit passage;

a safe passage out of the war zone

Real-world Examples

" We need swift passage to Meereen" .

Source: A Dance with Dragons: The Song of Ice and Fire (Bilingual Chinese-English)

Read the passage and answer the questions.

Source: New Target Junior High School English Grade 9 (Full Volume 1) (People's Education Press New Edition)

If they qualify, they would be given safe passage to Europe.

Source: VOA Special August 2015 Collection

Read the passage and complete the chart below.

Source: New Target Junior High School English Grade 9 (Full Volume 1) (People's Education Press New Edition)

3a Read the passage and answer the questions.

Source: New Target Junior High School English Grade 8 (Upper)

Gravity also alters the passage of time itself.

Source: Kurzgesagt science animation

But very few expect easy passage in Congress.

Source: VOA Standard October 2015 Collection

I could be induced to arrange a passage.

Source: Casablanca Original Soundtrack

Please write the whole passage on Answer Sheet One.

Source: Past exam papers for the English Major Level 4 Listening Test.

Biden wrote about the bill's passage on Twitter.

Source: VOA Slow English - America

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