Cor"ri*dor (k?r"r?-d?r ∨ -d?r), n. [F., fr. Itt. corridpore, or Sp. corredor; prop., a runner, hence, a running or long line, a gallery, fr. L. currere to run. See Course.]
1. Arch.
A gallery or passageway leading to several apartments of a house.
2. Fort.
The covered way lying round the whole compass of the fortifications of a place.
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