Passage

A paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning.

"She struggled to play the difficult passages."

Part of a path or journey.

"He made his passage through the trees carefully, mindful of the stickers."

An incident or episode.

The official approval of a bill or act by a parliament.

"The company was one of the prime movers in lobbying for the passage of the act."

To pass something, such as a pathogen or stem cell, through a host or medium

"After 24 hours, the culture was passaged to an agar plate."

To make a passage, especially by sea; to cross

"They passaged to America in 1902."

Describing a bird that has left the nest, is living on its own, but is less than a year old. (commonly used in falconry)

"Passage red-tailed hawks are preferred by falconers because these younger birds have not yet developed the adult behaviors which would make them more difficult to train."