<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a portion or section of a written work; a paragraph, verse, etc.: a passage of Scripture</li><li>a phrase or other division of a musical work</li><li>Fine Arts: an area, section, or detail of a work, especially with respect to its qualities of execution: passages of sensitive brushwork</li><li>an act or instance of passing from one place, condition, etc., to another; transit</li><li>the permission, right, or freedom to pass: to refuse passage through a territory</li><li>the route or course by which a person or thing passes or travels</li><li>a hall or corridor; passageway</li><li>an opening or entrance into, through, or out of something: the nasal passages</li><li>a voyage by water from one point to another: a rough passage across the English Channel</li><li>the privilege of conveyance as a passenger: to book passage on an ocean liner</li><li>the price charged for accommodation on a ship; fare</li><li>a lapse or passing, as of time</li><li>a progress or course, as of events</li><li>the enactment into law of a legislative measure</li><li>an interchange of communications, confidences, etc., between persons</li><li>an exchange of blows; altercation or dispute: a passage at arms</li><li>the act of causing something to pass; transference; transmission</li><li>an evacuation of the bowels</li><li>an occurrence, incident, or event</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to make a passage; cross; pass; voyage</li></ul>