What does "areaway" mean?

An outdoor passage offering access to a basement.

What is a synonym for "areaway"?

Common synonyms include: arcade, cloister, colonnade, corridor, gallery, hall.

Areaway

noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
An outdoor passage offering access to a basement. Canada, US
"“I have three rooms here, and the back one opens into a kind of areaway from which I get into an abandoned storeroom, or I guess it’s an attic. […]”"
2
a passageway between buildings or giving access to a basement wordnet

Synonyms

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arcade cloister colonnade corridor gallery hall

Example

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"“I have three rooms here, and the back one opens into a kind of areaway from which I get into an abandoned storeroom, or I guess it’s an attic. […]”"

Etymology

From area + way.

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