In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
CORRIDOR
corridor
(noun) an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
corridor (plural corridors)
A narrow hall or passage with rooms leading off it, as in a building or in a railway carriage.
A restricted tract of land that allows passage between two places.
(military, historical, rare) The covered way lying round the whole compass of the fortifications of a place.
Airspace restricted for the passage of aircraft.
Source: Wiktionary
Cor"ri*dor (kr"r-dr or -dr), n. Etym: [F., fr. Itt. corridpore, or Sp. corredor; prop., a runner, hence, a running or long line, a gallery, fr. L. currere to run. See Course.]
1. (Arch.)
Definition: A gallery or passageway leading to several apartments of a house.
2. (Fort.)
Definition: The covered way lying round the whole compass of the fortifications of a place. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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