areaway

[ air-ee-uh-wey ]

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

  2. a passageway, especially one between buildings.

Origin of areaway

1
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; area + way1

Words Nearby areaway

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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
  1. a passageway between parts of a building or between different buildings

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