Floorway

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An elevated section of floor over which one can walk.

    "[…] a portion of the northern roadway of the bridge, measuring 70x30 feet, was entirely detached from its supporting cable and was only held up by the indirect support which it derived from the adjoining floorway."

Example

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"[…] a portion of the northern roadway of the bridge, measuring 70x30 feet, was entirely detached from its supporting cable and was only held up by the indirect support which it derived from the adjoining floorway."

Etymology

From floor + way.

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