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Definition of "areaway" [areaway]

  • A small sunken area allowing access or light and air to basement doors or windows. (noun)
  • An often narrow passageway between buildings. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "areaway" in a sentence
  • ""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."
  • "If you have family, I thank them for their sacrifice and courage and I trust they are surrounded by friends and family while you areaway."
  • "This photo from the excavation, dated July 11, 1950, shows the areaway that had ventilated and lighted the floor rooms since the mansion was built."