passage
noun (TRAVEL) /ˈpæs.ɪdʒ/Definition
› [U] formal travel, especially as a way of escape: The gunman demanded a plane and safe passage to an unspecified destination.Navigation and shipwrecksTravelling › [S] old-fashioned a journey, especially over the sea: He had booked his passage to Rio de Janeiro.JourneysSailing and boating work your passage old-fashioned › to do work on a ship during your journey instead of paying for a ticketSailing and boating
(Definition of passage noun (TRAVEL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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