breezeway

American  

[breez-wey] / ˈbrizˌweɪ /

noun

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

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breezeway British  

/ ˈbriːzˌweɪ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of breezeway

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

Example Sentences

A screened breezeway offers protected outdoor living space overlooking the shimmering pool.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025

That’s the low hum of the highway you hear behind me, offset by the rumble of the ice machine down the breezeway.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

A yellow-tape police line and about a half-dozen federal police vehicles formed a barricade, keeping people from a palm tree-lined breezeway and the public entrance to the modern, largely glass Wilkie D. Ferguson federal courthouse.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 13, 2023

One woman does yoga in a sylvan breezeway; another plays the drums in a spacious studio with branches lapping at the windows.

From New York Times • May 4, 2022

I lay on the couch on the breezeway and shut my eyes.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath