passage

Noun

• the act of passing something to another person

• the motion of one object relative to another
  • stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets
    

• a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
  • the passage of air from the lungs
    
  • the passing of flatus
    

• a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
  • the nasal passages
    

• a short section of a musical composition

• a journey usually by ship
  • the outward passage took 10 days
    

• the passing of a law by a legislative body

• a way through or along which someone or something may pass

• a section of text; particularly a section of medium length

• the act of passing from one state or place to the next

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  handing over , passing , passageway , musical passage , transit , enactment , transition