pass-through

pass-through
/pas"throoh', pahs"-/, n.
1. a windowlike opening, as one for passing food or dishes between a kitchen and a dining area.
2. a place through which one passes or is obliged to pass: Motorists used the park as a pass-through. The new gate will be a pass-through for security clearance.
3. passalong.
adj.
4. denoting a pass-through; passalong.
Also, passthrough.
[1950-55, Amer.; n. and adj. use of v. phrase pass through]

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