n. [ F., fr. Itt. corridpore, or Sp. corredor; prop., a runner, hence, a running or long line, a gallery, fr. L. currere to run. See Course. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 1. (Arch.) A gallery or passageway leading to several apartments of a house. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Fort.) The covered way lying round the whole compass of the fortifications of a place. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 3. any relatively narrow passageway or route, such as a strip of land through a foreign territory. [ PJC ] 4. a densely populated stretch of land; as, the Northeast corridor, extending from Richmond, Virginia into Maine. [ PJC ] |