simple past tense and past participle of passage

Through which passage can be made; traversable. / (cytology, virology) Capable of being maintained or preserved indefinitely by transplantation in tissue cultures or other organisms.

present participle of passage

(anthropology) A ceremony or series of ceremonies, often very ritualized, to celebrate a transition in a person’s life. Baptisms, bar mitzvahs, weddings and funerals are among the best known examples.

The passage between two terraced houses leading between the front and back gardens or yards. / (euphemistic) anus, rectum

The passing of the sun directly overhead such that no shadows are cast by a pole sticking straight up from the ground. These conditions only occur in locations between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.

The elapsing of time.

(geography, nautical) The sea route through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, connecting the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans, between the Baffin Bay and the Beaufort Sea.

Alternative spelling of passagemaker

plural of zenial passage