What is the name for group of people who line up to create a corridor?

What is the proper name for group of people who line up in two lines to form some kind of a corridor for other people to pass between the two?

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There is a term guard of honour that is mainly used in military and sports.

a group of people, usually soldiers, who are arranged in a row at a special occasion such as a marriage ceremony or an official visit, to honour someone very important


From Wikipedia:

In association football, in recent years teams have shown their appreciation to the champions of their own division. This involves the players of one team applauding the league winners (the other team) as they appear onto the pitch.

The applauding team forms two lines to make a corridor, and the league winners run through the corridor, single file.

enter image description hereJamie Carragher receiving a guard of honour from teammates and opposition players on the final match of his career.


If used is a negative sense, this is a gauntlet. You would send a prisoner down the line and the men would beat or switch him to the end.