Definitions
How to pronounce passage:
Passage - as a noun
The act of passing from one state or place to the next
A section of text; particularly a section of medium length
A way through or along which someone or something may pass
A journey usually by ship
Example: "The outward passage took 10 days"
A short section of a musical composition
A path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
Example: "The nasal passages"
A bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
Example: "The passage of air from the lungs"
The motion of one object relative to another
Example: "Stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets"
The act of passing something to another person
Passage - as a verb
To pass something, such as a pathogen or stem cell, through a host or medium
Example: "After 24 hours, the culture was passaged to an agar plate."
To make a passage, especially by sea; to cross
Example: "They passaged to america in 1902."
To execute a passage movement
Passage - as an adjective
Describing a bird that has left the nest, is living on its own, but is less than a year old. (commonly used in falconry)
Example: "Passage red-tailed hawks are preferred by falconers because these younger birds have not yet developed the adult behaviors which would make them more difficult to train."
Example Sentences
Word Game Points
PASSAGE has a SCRABBLE points total of 10.
PASSAGE has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 12.
PASSAGE has a WORDFEUD points total of 12.
