Noun

Singular passage

Plural passages

passage (plural passages)

1. A paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning.

   passage of scripture

   She struggled to play the difficult passages.

2. Part of a path or journey.

   He made his passage through the trees carefully, mindful of the stickers.

3. The official approval of a bill or act by a parliament.

   The company was one of the prime movers in lobbying for the passage of the act.

4. An artistic term describing use of tight brushwork to link objects in separate spatial plains. Commonly seen in Cubist works.
5. A passageway or corridor.
6. (caving) An underground cavity, formed by water or falling rocks, which is much longer than it is wide.
7. The vagina.
   • 1986, Bertrice Small, A Love for All Time, New American Library, ISBN 9780451821416, page 463:

     With a look of triumph that he was unable to keep from his dark eyes he slid into her passage with one smooth thrust, […]

   • 1987, Usha Sarup, Expert Lovemaking, Jaico Publishing House, ISBN 978-81-7224-162-9, page 53:

     This way, the tip of your penis will travel up and down her passage.

   • 2009, Cat Lindler, Kiss of a Traitor, Medallion Press, ISBN 9781933836515, page 249:

     At the same moment, Aidan plunged two fingers deep into her passage and broke through her fragile barrier.

Derived terms

• rite of passage
• passagemaker
• passage maker

Passage