Definition of corridor
1 a
: a passageway (as in a hotel or office building) into which compartments or rooms open
b
: a place or position in which especially political power is wielded through discussion and deal-making
- was excluded from the corridors of power after losing the election
2
: a usually narrow passageway or route: such as
a
: a narrow strip of land through foreign-held territory
b
: a restricted lane for air traffic
c
: a land path used by migrating animals
3 a
: a densely populated strip of land including two or more major cities
- … the Northeast corridor stretching from Washington into New England …
- —S. D. Browne
b
: an area or stretch of land identified by a specific common characteristic or purpose
- a corridor of liberalism
- the city's industrial corridor
