entranceway
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of entranceway
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; entrance 1 + way 1
Example Sentences
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At the first of the two new homes, 138 Riesling Drive, visitors are met by a large entranceway with 4-foot-wide halls leading to a four-car garage with ample room for cars and recreational toys.
From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2024
We hit the store in Silver Lake first, splitting lanes in the entranceway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2023
JBG Smith has planned to build a mixed-use development on much of Gateway Green, leaving behind about an acre as an entranceway to a nearby park.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 1, 2021
Fittingly, her most favorite work of art in the house is an iron sculpture that sits on the entranceway table of a too-tall man sprouting, “Alice in Wonderland”-style, out of a house.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2021
He was enchanted by the marble-walled entranceway and statues of fat babies with stubby wings.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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