ghost corridor
English
Noun
ghost corridor (plural ghost corridors)
- A secondary means of egress connecting low-security laboratories through connecting doors, in addition to the main corridor.
- (Should we delete(+) this sense?) A corridor of a building that has been connected to supposed ghostly activity.
- 1860 October 20, “Sanitary Science”, in All The Year Round, page 31:
- There are many houses in Great Britain which have inherited evil reputations; there is a "ghost's room," or "a ghost's corridor," or "a ghost's tower," or "a ghost's terrace."
References
- "Laboratory Layouts" Architecture Week, 17 September 2003, Page D1.2.
- "Research Laboratories at MaRS, Ryerson University", NXL Architects, undated.
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