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
Inside, he locked the door and lowered the shade of the single window which looked out on an areaway.
From The Dude Wrangler by Lockhart, Caroline
“Candy! candy!” he yelled, darting out at them from an areaway.
From The Corner House Girls How they moved to Milton, what they found, and what they did by Hill, Grace Brooks
She went out of the quarters, crossed the areaway, and stood under the landing slot.
From Final Weapon by Leydenfrost, Alexander
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