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humanitarian corridor

noun
/hjʊˌmæ.nɪˈtɛː.ɹɪ.ən ˈkɒ.ɹɪ.dɔː/UK/hjuˌmæ.nəˈtɛ.ɹi.ən ˈkɔ.ɹəˌdɔɹ/US

Etymology

From humanitarian (“concerned with people’s welfare, and the alleviation of suffering”) + corridor (“restricted tract of land that allows passage between two places”).

  1. derived from corridore — “long passage”
  2. borrowed from corridor
  3. compounded as humanitarian corridor — “humanitarian + corridor”

Definitions

  1. A type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian…

    A type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid into, and/or refugees out of, a crisis-hit region.

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