breezeway

American  

[breez-wey] / ˈbrizˌweɪ /

noun

1. a porch or roofed passageway open on the sides, for connecting two buildings, as a house and a garage.

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breezeway British  

/ ˈbriːzˌweɪ /

noun

1. a roofed passageway connecting two buildings, sometimes with the sides enclosed

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Etymology

Origin of breezeway

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35; breeze ¹ + way ¹

Example Sentences

A screened breezeway offers protected outdoor living space overlooking the shimmering pool.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025

That’s the low hum of the highway you hear behind me, offset by the rumble of the ice machine down the breezeway.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

A yellow-tape police line and about a half-dozen federal police vehicles formed a barricade, keeping people from a palm tree-lined breezeway and the public entrance to the modern, largely glass Wilkie D. Ferguson federal courthouse.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 13, 2023

One woman does yoga in a sylvan breezeway; another plays the drums in a spacious studio with branches lapping at the windows.

From New York Times • May 4, 2022

And how chagrined to discover, squinting at his schedule in the breezeway, that for his next class he had that same room again.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen