pas•sage
Pronunciation: (pas'ij), [key]
— n., v., -saged, -sag•ing.
—n.
- a portion or section of a written work; a paragraph, verse, etc.: a passage of Scripture.
- a phrase or other division of a musical work.
- an area, section, or detail of a work, esp. with respect to its qualities of execution: passages of sensitive brushwork.
- an act or instance of passing from one place, condition, etc., to another; transit.
- the permission, right, or freedom to pass: to refuse passage through a territory.
- the route or course by which a person or thing passes or travels.
- a hall or corridor; passageway.
- an opening or entrance into, through, or out of something: the nasal passages.
- a voyage by water from one point to another: a rough passage across the English Channel.
- the privilege of conveyance as a passenger: to book passage on an ocean liner.
- the price charged for accommodation on a ship; fare.
- a lapse or passing, as of time.
- a progress or course, as of events.
- the enactment into law of a legislative measure.
- an interchange of communications, confidences, etc., between persons.
- an exchange of blows; altercation or dispute: a passage at arms.
- the act of causing something to pass; transference; transmission.
- an evacuation of the bowels.
- an occurrence, incident, or event.
—v.i.
- to make a passage; cross; pass; voyage.
pas•sage
Pronunciation: (pas'ij, pu-säzh'), [key]
— n., v., -saged, -sag•ing.
—n.
- a slow, cadenced trot executed with great elevation of the feet and characterized by a moment of suspension before the feet strike the ground.
—v.i.
- (of a horse) to execute such a movement.
- (of a rider) to cause a horse to execute such a movement.
—v.t.
- to cause (a horse) to passage.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.