The phrase "a passage over" is not commonly used in written English and may sound awkward.
It could be used in contexts discussing a route or transition, but it is better to clarify the meaning with additional context.
Example: "The hikers found a passage over the mountain that led them to the valley below."
Alternatives: "a crossing over" or "a route across".
Shortage of fuel, however, slowed the pace of Kleist's subsequent southeastward progress through the Caucasian mountains; and, after forcing a passage over the Terek River near Mozdok early in September, he was halted definitively just south of that river.
He dispatched his Secretary of State at the time, Warren Christopher, to lay the groundwork for a new relationship, and Mr. Christopher warned that economic reform was akin to "a passage over a ravine".
On stage 13 into Lourdes, which included a passage over the hors catégorie climb Col d'Aubisque, Moncoutié figured into a ten-man breakaway.
As discussed by Eljarat et al. (2005), the low bioaccumulation potential of this chemical is due to its large molecular size that hinders a passage over membranes (Andersson and Blomkvist 1981).
Cut proteins were further purified by gel filtration on a Superdex 200 16/60 column (Pharmacia) equilibrated with buffer A followed by a second passage over nickel sepharose.
I remember in particular a passage about stooped-over villagers whose spines were painfully bent from years of sweeping.
Distillation (ca. 80 °C, 1 mbar) or a quick passage over silica furnished 5 as a colourless liquid.
So much sea ice has melted that a northern shipping route over Russia and a northwest passage over Canada are now open to navigation and oil and gas exploitation for much of the year.
The profits they see inn in the ice free sea are similar to those seen by the British from a clear passage over the top of the world to China and the east.
The easterly trade winds, having made a long passage over the warm oceans, bring plentiful rains to the east coasts of the subtropical landmasses, but the west coasts and the interiors of the continents, which are often sheltered by mountain ranges, are very dry.
The problems of a shock wave passage over a dense layer and of an explosive shock wave interaction with a layer are considered.
