covertpassage
nounUK /ˈkʌvət ˈpæsɪdʒ/
US /ˈkoʊvərt ˈpæsɪdʒ/
A secret path that lets you go somewhere without being seen.
The spies used a covert passage under the castle to escape.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A hidden way through a building or wall.
Behind the bookshelf was a covert passage to the library.
3. A secret journey across a place.
Their covert passage through the forest took all night.
4. A quiet, unnoticed way of moving from one area to another.
The animals made a covert passage through the tall grass.