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
She went out of the quarters, crossed the areaway, and stood under the landing slot.
From Final Weapon by Leydenfrost, Alexander
As the driver set his gears and let the clutch in Garth reached through the areaway railing and fumbled about the sidewalk for the object.
From The Gray Mask by Camp, Wadsworth
There was Gregson—now spick and span in his maroon livery—haughtily mounting guard over the open doorway while a belated scrubwoman was cleaning the steps and areaway.
From The Girl from Sunset Ranch Or, Alone in a Great City by Marlowe, Amy Bell
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