Main entry: passage, transition
Definition: the act of passing from one state or place to the next
Definition: a journey usually by ship
Usage: the outward passage took 10 days
Main entry: handing over, passage
Definition: the act of passing something to another person
Definition: a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
Usage: the passage of air from the lungs; the passing of flatus
Main entry: enactment, passage
Definition: the passing of a law by a legislative body
Main entry: passage
Definition: a way through or along which someone or something may pass
Main entry: passage, passageway
Definition: a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
Usage: the nasal passages
Main entry: passage
Definition: a section of text; particularly a section of medium length
Main entry: passage, musical passage
Definition: a short section of a musical composition
Definition: the motion of one object relative to another
Usage: stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets