areaway

/ˈɛɹiəwˌeɪ/ noun B2

a passageway between buildings

Word Origin A compound of area (from Latin 'area' meaning 'open space, threshing floor') and way (from Proto-Germanic 'wegaz' meaning 'road, path') — so areaway is an 'open passageway.' Area originally meant a flat, open space for threshing grain, and way gives us away, subway, highway, and always. The breakdown area+way: a path through an open space.

noun a passageway between buildings B2

We walked through the dark areaway between the two tall buildings.

(名词) 通道;过道;巷道 【建筑物之间的通道】

我们走过两座高楼之间黑暗的通道。

(sustantivo) pasadizo; callejón; pasillo [un pasadizo entre edificios]

Caminamos por el oscuro pasadizo entre los dos edificios altos.

(nom) passage; ruelle; venelle; courette [Passage étroit et couvert entre deux bâtiments.]

Nous avons traversé le sombre **areaway** entre les deux hauts bâtiments.

(Substantiv) Durchgang; Gasse [ein schmaler Durchgang oder Verbindungsweg zwischen zwei Gebäuden.]

Wir gingen durch den dunklen **areaway** zwischen den beiden hohen Häusern.

(名詞) 建物と建物の間を通る通路

私たちは2棟の高い建物の間の暗い通路を歩きました。

(substantivo) passagem; corredor; passadiço [uma passagem entre edifícios]

Caminhamos pela passagem escura entre os dois prédios altos.

noun An outdoor passage offering access to a basement. countable

The delivery person used the areaway to bring packages down to the basement storage.

(名词) 地下室通道;地下室入口通道

送货员使用地下室通道将包裹送到地下储藏室。

(sustantivo) Un pasillo exterior que ofrece acceso a un sótano.

El repartidor usó el pasillo exterior para llevar paquetes al almacén del sótano.

(nom) descente de sous-sol; accès au sous-sol; passage de cave [Passage extérieur, souvent en contrebas, donnant accès à un sous-sol.]

Le livreur a utilisé l'areaway pour descendre les colis dans la réserve du sous-sol.

(Substantiv) Lichtschacht; Kellertreppenschacht [Ein äußerer Durchgang, der Zugang zu einem Keller bietet.]

Der Lieferant nutzte den **areaway**, um die Pakete in den Keller zu bringen.

(名詞) 地下室へのアクセスに使う屋外の通路や階段。

配達員は階段状の通路を使って、地下の保管場所に荷物を降ろした。

(substantivo) acesso ao porão; passagem para o porão; entrada do subsolo [Uma passagem externa que oferece acesso a um porão.]

O entregador usou a passagem externa para levar as encomendas até o depósito no porão.

Word parts: area + way

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