areaway

[ air-ee-uh-wey ]

noun

1. a sunken area leading to a cellar or basement entrance, or in front of basement or cellar windows.
2. a passageway, especially one between buildings.

areaway

/ ˈɛərɪəˌweɪ /

noun

1. a passageway between parts of a building or between different buildings
2. See area
   See area

Word History and Origins

Origin of areaway¹

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; area + way ¹

Example Sentences

She directed the detective along a narrow areaway at the side of the house, and in a moment reappeared at the back door.

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Across the way a slinking shadow left the sidewalk and blended indistinguishably with the crowded shadows of an areaway.

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Across the street the voluntary shadow detached itself from cover in the areaway, and skulked after him.

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All this while, across the street, in the shadow of an areaway, stood a man in a mackintosh and a felt hat drawn well down.

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She went out of the quarters, crossed the areaway, and stood under the landing slot.

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