Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cross-passage

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables: cross--pas-sage
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An underground passage between two parallel tunnels, provided for use in the event of an emergency.

noun

An underground passage between two underground station platforms.

Example Sentences

"At the lowest point, a short length of tunnel was driven alongside the up line, with a cross passage, to serve as a sump and pump house for dealing with any accumulation of water."
"The smaller cross-passages between the two running tunnels are for use in emergencies. Unlike the main tunnels being excavated by Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) Florence and Cecilia, they are dug using remotely controlled mini-excavators."

Etymology

From cross- + passage.

Inflected Forms

cross-passages (plural)

Questions

What does cross-passage mean?: An underground passage between two parallel tunnels, provided for use in the event of an emergency.
Where does cross-passage come from?: From cross- + passage.

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