passageway vs drift

passageway and drift both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
passageway	Yes	No	No	No
drift	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, drift is a hyponym of passageway; that is, drift is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than passageway:

Other hyponyms of passageway include aisle, gangway, arcade, areaway, corridor, gallery, heading, gangway, gate, shaft, tunnel, walk-through.

passageway (noun)	drift (noun)
a passage between rooms or between buildings	a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass	the pervading meaning or tenor
	a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
	a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
	a force that moves something along
	the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
	a process of linguistic change over a period of time

passageway (verb)	drift (verb)
	be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current
	be subject to fluctuation
	drive slowly and far afield for grazing
	move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
	be in motion due to some air or water current
	wander from a direct course or at random
	move in an unhurried fashion
	cause to be carried by a current
	live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
	vary or move from a fixed point or course