areaway
/ˈɛriəˌweɪ/
noun
- A sunken area or passage next to a building, often leading to a basement entrance.
- She swept the leaves out of the areaway that led to the apartment's lower door.
- The delivery truck backed up to the areaway to unload supplies into the basement.
- The old building had a narrow areaway with iron railings around it.
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