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what is difference between corridor and hallway and aisle?
Nov 1, 2021 10:02 AM
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A corridor has the broadest meaning of the three words. It is a passage that connects two spaces. A building can have corridors that connect rooms or apartments. But a train or a ship also can have a corridor. The connotation of corridor is that it is a long passage. That is why we also use the word figuratively: for example, a route between two countries or cities can be called a corridor. Typically, we say that airplanes fly in an "air corridor" - a pre-defined route from point A to point B at a specific height that no other plane is allowed to fly on, in order to avoid collisions. In diplomacy we can say that a country provides a safe corridor for the passage of migrants. A hall or a hallway is the area just inside the main entrance of a house, apartment, or other building that leads to other rooms and usually to the stairs. A hallway can even have one or more corridors opening up from the sides! Hallway isn't used figuratively, as far as I'm aware. An aisle has the narrowest meaning of the three. It is the narrow walking space between the seats in a theatre, church, cinema or a plane. The walking area between the shelves in a supermarket is also called an aisle. The expression "to walk down the aisle" means "to get married", e.g. "She became a mother within a year of walking down the aisle."
November 1, 2021
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US English here. Aisle is a specific word that means the space between defined seating in public spaces with many seats, like an airplane or train or theater or church, or in a classroom. It applies to a place like a government building, so working with political opponents is called "reaching across the aisle." The space connecting classrooms is called a hallway. All of these spaces in your house would be a hallway, not an aisle. Corridor is a rarer word that I wouldn't use much. Corridors can be outside, like paths to something outside or between buildings. A bride might go through the (outdoor) corridor from the other building, into the hallway to the sanctuary, and then walk down the aisle.
November 1, 2021
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Hi there! I would say that a corridor and a hallway have similar meanings - however, I would use corridor in reference to a school, and hallway in reference to a home. For example, "The school corridors were packed full of people" and "Her bedroom is 3rd in the hallway." An aisle is most often used to describe the passage between seats (such as in a church or plane) or the passage between shelves in a store. I hope this helps! :)
November 1, 2021
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A corridor is a passage in between rooms or flats. A hallway is an entrance into a building (Vestibuel) and an aisle is a passage in a supermarket where you find produce displayed either side. I hope that helps, greetings from Kat the teacher
November 1, 2021
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