areaway
Americannoun
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a sunken area leading to a cellar or basement entrance, or in front of basement or cellar windows.
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a passageway, especially one between buildings.
noun
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a passageway between parts of a building or between different buildings
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See area
Etymology
Origin of areaway
Example Sentences
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They reached an areaway, separated from the consulate by an iron fence, just as three Russians burst out of the consulate's back door.
From Time Magazine Archive
I left the kitchen and went into the back areaway to breathe.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
Directly, from almost beneath his feet, came the sound of an areaway window being unlatched, and a drowsy female somewhat crossly inquired to know who might be there and what might be wanted.
From The Life of the Party by Preston, James M.
He ran swiftly west, past the house on the corner, past the areaway where he had secreted himself last night, into Park Avenue, always on the course taken by the limousine.
From The Gray Mask by Camp, Wadsworth
The two men walked across the areaway to an entrance.
From Final Weapon by Leydenfrost, Alexander
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