passageway

Example Sentences

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It’s a single narrow passageway that hugs the coast of Oman, according to the Defense Department.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

Their aim is to deny Tehran control over the strait, a narrow, 21-mile-wide passageway through which a fifth of global energy supplies flows.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Iran has also threatened to control or close the Bab al-Mandeb Strait External link, another narrow passageway that controls sea traffic toward the Suez Canal.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

Smoke burned and blurred my eyes as the Butterfly whirled and raced away down the passageway.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin