a covered passageway between two parts of a building
dogtrot in American English
(ˈdɔɡˌtrɑt, ˈdɑɡ-) (verb-trotted, -trotting)
noun
1.
a gentle trot, like that of a dog
2. (in South Midland and Southern US)
a covered passage or porch linking two parts of a house; breezeway
intransitive verb
3.
to go or move at a gentle trot or a dogtrot
Word origin
[1655–65; dog + trot]This word is first recorded in the period 1655–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barbecue, chassis, grille, mechanism, outline