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Passageway vs Throughgang - What's the difference?

passageway | throughgang |

As nouns the difference between passageway and throughgang

is that passageway is a covered walkway, between rooms or buildings while throughgang is a thoroughfare; an entry; passage; passageway.

passageway

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A covered walkway, between rooms or buildings.
  • * 1994 , (Stephen Fry), (The Hippopotamus) Chapter 2
    • The door of the twins' room opposite was open; a twenty-watt night-light threw a weak yellow glow into the passageway . David could hear the twins breathing in time with each other.
  • Any way for passing in, out or through something.

    • throughgang

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dialectal, chiefly, Scotland) A thoroughfare; an entry; passage; passageway.