public passageglossary / PUBLIC PASSAGE public passage. A right held by the public to pass over a body of water, whether the underlying land is publicly or privately owned. [Cases: Navigable Waters 15. C.J.S. Navigable Waters § 40.] 词条贡献者 资深译员Ting,世界知名语言学院法律英语专业,专注翻译各种与专业责任纠纷有关的法律文件。