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passageway

[pas-ij-wey] / ˈpæs ɪdʒˌweɪ /


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Current and former officials say they believe the ability of Iran to control the passageway will be blunted as its military assets are diminished.

From The Wall Street Journal

Iran blocked two Chinese tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial passageway for 20% of the world’s oil, highlighting its control.

From Barron's

The main focus for traders, he said, is traffic through the crucial maritime passageway, the Strait of Hormuz.

From MarketWatch

Iran has effectively paralyzed the Strait of Hormuz, a passageway where a fifth of global oil supplies usually transits.

From The Wall Street Journal

We were not heading toward the outside entrance at all, but deeper into the maze of prison passageways.

From Literature