areaway

ar·e·a·way

A a

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [air-ee-uh-wey]
- /ˈɛər i əˌweɪ/
- /ˈeəriəwˌeɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [air-ee-uh-wey]
- /ˈɛər i əˌweɪ/

Definitions of areaway word

noun areaway a passageway between parts of a building or between different buildings 3
noun areaway a sunken area next to a building, for providing access or light and air to a basement 3
noun areaway a passageway between buildings or parts of a building 3
noun areaway a sunken area leading to a cellar or basement entrance, or in front of basement or cellar windows. 1
noun areaway a passageway, especially one between buildings. 1
noun areaway A sunken enclosure giving access to the basement of a building. 1

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Origin of areaway

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1895-1900; area + way1

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Parts of speech for Areaway

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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areaway popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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