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ar⋅e⋅a⋅way

  [air-ee-uh-wey]
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–noun
1. a sunken area leading to a cellar or basement entrance, or in front of basement or cellar windows.
2. a passageway, esp. one between buildings.
Origin:
1895–1900, Americanism; area + way
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ar·e·a·way   (âr'ē-ə-wā')   
n.  

  1. A small sunken area allowing access or light and air to basement doors or windows.

  2. An often narrow passageway between buildings.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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