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side entrance

side entrance

5 1.8
An outside door at the side of a building used instead of the main door
  • noun
  • /saɪd ˈɛntrəns/
translation icon : entrada lateral
  • We both know there's no side entrance to this hotel.
  • side entrance of the building
  • side entrance door
  • side entrance to the hotel

Examples

  • See you at the side entrance in two minutes.

    Vamp (1986)

  • Still, it would probably be just as well to edge out unobtrusively and come in through the side entrance.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • You got it, should I take the side entrance?

    Dominic Bane (2024)

  • Welcome, drive up to the side entrance, please.

    The Outsider (2015)

  • Now go out the side entrance.

    Africa Screams (1949)

  • Caroline was standing just in front of the side entrance when the door suddenly opened.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • I'll leave the key under the side entrance door mat for you to get in.

    Julie Darling (1983)

  • Chet steps around to the side entrance.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • By ten o'clock, the line stretched all the way around the school to the side entrance.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Please wait for me by the side entrance of the theater after the show.

Synonyms

entrance
vsside entrance
468 1.0

A door or opening that lets people go into a place

is placed on a side and serves as an alternative to the main way in
entry
vsside entrance
279 1.2

An opening or door used to go into a building

is specifically at a side, serving as an alternative to the main way in
doorway
vsside entrance
240 1.0

A space in a wall that is the entrance to a room or building

is an actual external access point on a building side rather than just a wall space
side door
vsside entrance
30 1.0

A door on the side of a building used as an entrance or exit instead of the front door

is the more formal phrasing rather than the casual two-word form
entryway
vsside entrance
18 2.6

A small area inside a building next to the front door where people enter

is specifically a side location used instead of the main access route
entranceway
vsside entrance
5 3.5

A space at the front of a building where people enter

is located at a side and used as an alternative access point
exterior door
vsside entrance
1 2.3

An entrance from the outside that people use to get into a building

is specifically located on one side rather than any outside opening

How Important

side entrance
5 1.8
back entrance
10 1.8
service entrance
  • Specialized
10 3.4

Surface Forms

side entrance singular
side entrances plural

Morphology

side + entrance

The noun 'side entrance' is a straightforward composition of 'side' (located at the side) and 'entrance' (a place to enter), so its meaning — an entrance at the side of a building — is directly inferable from the parts. This is a common, compositional construction cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand it.

Etymology

Side entrance is a simple name that joins side and entrance to create a clear picture: a door on the side of a building used instead of the 'main entrance' for deliveries or quiet arrivals. That's why it means 'an outside door at one side of a building'.