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noun

hall

A passage connecting rooms inside a building.

Open doorways line the hall connecting the building's rooms.

An unoccupied building corridor with a continuous floor, several open doorways along its sides, and a doorway at the far end, making the connecting passage immediately clear.
Etymology
hallOld Englishlarge room; hall

The older word names a large interior room. As house layouts changed, hall also named the entry area and passage connecting smaller rooms.

In context

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More examples

  • Her office is at the far end of the hall.
  • Please keep the hall clear of boxes.
  • We heard footsteps in the hall outside.

Forms

hall · halls

Similar words

corridor
More specifically names an interior connecting passage.
passageway
Broader; can connect places outside a building too.