areaway
- noun
- /ˈɛrəˌweɪ/
:
pasaje
- After the rain, sunlight streamed down into the areaway, brightening the otherwise gloomy space.
Examples
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I see you and your little friends throwing that garbage into my areaway and my backyard.
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He faced the dark areaway.
Fiction book (1997) -
Well, I'm always watchin', and you are gonna stop throwin' that garbage in my areaway.
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The narrow areaway provided a small space for the delivery truck to unload supplies.
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He discovered an old bicycle hidden in the dark areaway between the buildings.
Synonyms
594
1.0
A long indoor passage with doors to rooms
459
1.0
A long narrow passage inside a building with doors to rooms
349
1.0
A narrow street between buildings, often behind shops or houses
295
2.5
A long narrow passage inside a building with doors to rooms on both sides
279
1.2
An opening or door used to go into a building
240
1.0
A space in a wall that is the entrance to a room or building
179
1.0
A space that lets people move through, for example a door
74
4.2
A covered passageway with arches often lined with shops
50
3.2
A long narrow space that connects rooms or parts of a building
37
2.7
A narrow passage between buildings, often behind them
18
2.6
A small area inside a building next to the front door where people enter
16
4.0
A curved opening people walk through, often made of stone or brick
11
9.9
A covered passage through a building that leads to a courtyard
5
3.5
A space at the front of a building where people enter
3
5.1
A covered outdoor passage between two buildings that is open at the sides
2
3.5
A covered passage through the ground floor of a building
1
4.4
A raised walkway between buildings above the street
1
4.4
A narrow passage between buildings in a town or city
A covered or open passage that connects two buildings
A less-used hallway at the back of a building that people use for private or service access
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Areaway comes from two simple English words: area meaning 'open space' and way meaning 'path'. So an areaway is literally an open path or space by a building that lets light in or gives access to a basement.