entranceway
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of entranceway
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; entrance 1 + way 1
Example Sentences
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We hit the store in Silver Lake first, splitting lanes in the entranceway.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2023
A large courtyard, with a circular fountain at its center, served as the main entranceway.
From Salon • May 15, 2022
JBG Smith has planned to build a mixed-use development on much of Gateway Green, leaving behind about an acre as an entranceway to a nearby park.
From Washington Post • Aug. 1, 2021
Kadia Goba, 46, congressional reporter, Axios: When I walked up the usual entranceway, Capitol Police told me I had to walk with the protesters.
From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2021
Beside the entranceway, looking at her with dark, unblinking eyes, stood the biggest rat she had ever seen.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
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