areaway

[ air-ee-uh-wey ]

/ ˈɛər i əˌweɪ /

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noun

a sunken area leading to a cellar or basement entrance, or in front of basement or cellar windows.

a passageway, especially one between buildings.

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Origin of areaway

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; area + way¹

Words nearby areaway

area pellucida, area rug, area study, area vasculosa, area vitellina, areaway, areca, Arecibo, Arecibo Observatory, arecoline, areg

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How to use areaway in a sentence

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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