| 单词 | areaway |
| 释义 | > as lemmasareaway areaway n. chiefly U.S. a sunken court giving access to the basement of a house (cf. sense 2b); (also) an area serving as a passageway. ΚΠ 1848 C. Burdett Gambler i. 9 While leaning against the railing of an area way, instinctively my eyes wandered to the windows of a house on the other side of the street. 1907 Chicago Evening Post 4 May 3 The building is connected with the main hospital by a covered areaway. 1931 D. Runyon Guys & Dolls (1932) iii. 56 Then Louie gets the back door open and takes it on the lam through an areaway. 1981 A. Perry Resurrection Row vi. 111 Women sat in areaways, hands blue with cold, presiding over rows of worn-looking shoes; and light glimmered from below-street rooms. 2004 B. Moselle 2005 National Home Improvem. Estimator xiii. 345 You can add natural light with area walls or an areaway sloped so sunlight can reach basement windows. < as lemmas |
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