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# hallway

noun (hallway, hallways)

«hallway» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A hallway is a long narrow passage inside a building, with doors to rooms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hallway/#m1)
2. A hallway is also the space just inside the front door of a house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hallway/#m2)

### In the lessons

A place with a length or floor area; things along it are counted. In everyday life: school hallways with lockers; walk, do not run. In safety: keep hallways clear for fire exits. In stories: a dark, quiet hallway. Phrases: «down the hallway», «in the hallway», «at the end of the hallway».

### Examples

- The hallway is 12 metres long. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hallway/#x1)
- There are 8 lockers on each side of the hallway. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hallway/#x2)
- They put a carpet 2 m wide along the hallway. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hallway/#x3)
- 6 doors open onto the hallway. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hallway/#x4)
- No running in the hallway! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hallway/#x5)
- My classroom is at the end of the hallway. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hallway/#x6)
- Hang your coat in the hallway. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hallway/#x7)
- The hallway was dark, so I switched on the light. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hallway/#x8)

### Note

Its length may be split into equal parts or covered with carpet (area = length × width). Trap: things «on each side» mean doubling. Same as «hall» in the passage sense; «corridor» is a common word for it in schools in the UK.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hallway» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hallway/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hallway» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hallway.html) on Mova free.