areaway

She directed the detective along a narrow areaway at the side of the house, and in a moment reappeared at the back door.
The Blue Lights|Arnold Fredericks
Across the way a slinking shadow left the sidewalk and blended indistinguishably with the crowded shadows of an areaway.
Red Masquerade|Louis Joseph Vance
Across the street the voluntary shadow detached itself from cover in the areaway, and skulked after him.
Red Masquerade|Louis Joseph Vance
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.
The Pagan Madonna|Harold MacGrath

She went out of the quarters, crossed the areaway, and stood under the landing slot.
Final Weapon|Everett B. Cole

British Dictionary definitions for areaway

areaway

/ (ˈɛərɪəˌweɪ) /

noun

a passageway between parts of a building or between different buildings

See area (def. 7)

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