breezeway

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/ˈbɹiːzˌweɪ/

noun

A covered walkway, with open sides, that connects two buildings.

“One of his favorite pastimes was strolling through the breezeway on warm spring afternoons.”

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Meanings

nounbreezeway (plural breezeways)

plural breezeways

  1. A covered walkway, with open sides, that connects two buildings.

    One of his favorite pastimes was strolling through the breezeway on warm spring afternoons.

    1 more example

    If you are on a higher level and can't get to a lower apartment, hunker down in the breezeway of the apartment building

    2020 March 3, “Tornado Safety”, in WHAS-TV, archived from the original on 03 Apr 2023
  2. Mid AtlanticUSThe space between two groups of rowhouses in the middle of a city block.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Englishbreeze
  2. Proto-Indo-European*weǵʰ-
  3. Proto-Germanic*wegaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*weg
  5. Old Englishweġ
  6. Middle Englishwey
  7. Englishway
  8. Englishbreezeway

From breeze + way.

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Cite this entry
APA

breezeway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breezeway

MLA

“breezeway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breezeway. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “breezeway,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breezeway.

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