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key⋅way

[kee-wey]
–noun
1. Machinery. a groove in a shaft, the hub of a wheel, etc., for receiving part of a key holding it to another part.
2. a slot in a lock for receiving and guiding the key.
3. (in poured-concrete construction) a longitudinal groove in a footing, or in a pour that has set, providing a key for newly poured concrete.
4. a depression or slot carved into rock to provide a bond or anchorage for a structure, as a dam.

Origin:
1865–70; key 1 + way
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key·way   (kē'wā')   
n.  
  1. A slot for a key in the hub or shaft of a wheel.

  2. The keyhole of a cylinder lock.

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