breezeway

[ breez-wey ]

noun

1. a porch or roofed passageway open on the sides, for connecting two buildings, as a house and a garage.

breezeway

/ ˈbriːzˌweɪ /

noun

1. a roofed passageway connecting two buildings, sometimes with the sides enclosed

Word History and Origins

Origin of breezeway¹

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35; breeze ¹ + way ¹

Example Sentences

This section of the complex is connected by an imposing pillared breezeway to the dining room, kitchen, and servants' quarters.

From Project Gutenberg

These buildings are all solid, what I mean, there is nothing like—what do you call these—a breezeway—there's nothing like that.

From Project Gutenberg