Fallway
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A well or opening, through the successive floors of a factory or warehouse or the decks of a ship, providing access for goods, material, or people. US
"In existing buildings where no flue is available either large enough to provide a fallway or located conveniently for hopper doors, a basement-fed KERNERATOR provides all of the advantages except the hopper-door convenience"
- 2 A hydraulic canal, as for a water-powered mill.
"The remaining fallways are dry; the water that would otherwise beautify them is caught by the maw of the power station"
Synonyms
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More examples"In existing buildings where no flue is available either large enough to provide a fallway or located conveniently for hopper doors, a basement-fed KERNERATOR provides all of the advantages except the hopper-door convenience"
Etymology
From fall + way.
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