Meaning & use
travel corridor
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Meanings
nouncountable
An agreement between two countries that allows people to travel between them without quarantine, especially during a pandemic.
Grammar: Countable: use 'a travel corridor' or 'travel corridors'. Often followed by 'between' or 'with'.
Patterns
- a travel corridor between A and B
- a travel corridor with a country
- open a travel corridor
The two nations agreed to set up a travel corridor so tourists could avoid quarantine.
The travel corridor between the UK and Spain was closed after a rise in cases.
Airlines welcomed the new travel corridor, hoping it would boost bookings.
nouncountable
A route or passage used by many travelers, often through a region or building.
Grammar: Countable; often used with 'through' or 'across'.
Patterns
- a travel corridor through a place
- a busy travel corridor
The mountain pass is a key travel corridor for trucks and tourists.
The airport terminal acts as a travel corridor for millions each year.
Word forms
| plural | travel corridors |
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Common combinations
- open a travel corridor
- The government decided to open a travel corridor with France.
- close a travel corridor
- They had to close the travel corridor when infections rose.
- travel corridor agreement
- The travel corridor agreement was signed last week.
- travel corridor between
- There is now a travel corridor between the two countries.
- travel corridor with
- A travel corridor with Australia is being discussed.
Synonyms and how they differ
- air bridge
- British English; a travel corridor that allows quarantine-free air travel between two places, often used during the pandemic.
- green lane
- A route or lane for travelers from low-risk areas, sometimes used in a similar way but less formal.
Commonly confused: travel corridor or air corridor? travel corridor or travel bubble?
travel corridor vs air corridor
Air corridor is a route in the sky that aircraft must follow, not an agreement about quarantine-free travel.
travel corridor vs travel bubble
Travel bubble is similar but usually involves a group of countries that agree to allow travel among them; a travel corridor is often between just two countries.
Practice
The two countries agreed to ______ a travel corridor to allow quarantine-free travel.
Choose one answer.
'Open a travel corridor' is the usual phrase for starting such an agreement. 'Make' is too general and not used with 'corridor' in this sense; 'do' and 'take' do not fit.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “travel corridor”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.