breezeway
- noun
- /ˈbrizˌweɪ/
- Specialized
- Nancy walked through the cool, dim breezeway to her father's shop.
- breezeway connecting
- breezeway between the house
- breezeway door
Examples
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The breezeway was lined with windows, and every fourth pane of glass had a weak fluorescent light above it.
Fiction book (2000) -
Kendra made her way past the clinical departments of the lab, where other techs were busy with various blood tests, and into the breezeway that connected the two buildings.
Fiction book (2000) -
Look, all I got is a room in the annex out back down through the breezeway.
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Nancy walked through the cool, dim breezeway to her father's shop.
Fiction book (1993) -
In the tradition of New England farmhouses, our studio was in what had once been known as "the back house," connected to the main structure by a breezeway.
Fiction book (1996) -
The wings were connected by shaded breezeways, but in the 110-degree heat, the shade didn't make that much difference.
Fiction book (2000) -
In Tucson, Paul Weiner likes to connect rooms and sections with covered breezeways or shaded patios.
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All school year, Anderson avoided walking down Snyder Hall's southern breezeway while heading to class.
Synonyms
A covered passage through a building that leads to a courtyard
A covered walkway that connects buildings above a street
A raised walkway between buildings above the street
A covered or open passage that connects two buildings
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Etymology
The word breezeway comes from breeze ('a light wind') and way ('a path'), so imagine a covered path where the wind can pass through. That's why a breezeway is a roofed outdoor passage that connects two parts of a building and feels cool when the breeze blows.