noun A short section of a text, speech, or piece of music.
- She read a passage from her favorite novel aloud.
- The teacher asked us to underline the key passage in the story.
- The choir practiced a difficult passage near the end of the song.
noun A narrow corridor or way connecting two places.
- A dark passage led from the kitchen to the cellar.
- We squeezed through a narrow passage between the two old buildings.
- The secret passage behind the bookcase led to a hidden room.
noun The act of traveling from one place to another, especially by sea.
- They booked passage on a cargo ship bound for Lisbon.
- He worked on the ship to earn his passage overseas.
- We had a smooth passage across the Channel.
noun The process by which a bill becomes law.
- The passage of the new tax bill took months of debate.
- Supporters hoped for the quick passage of the new law.
- The bill's passage through parliament required several votes.
