Meanings
plural breezeways
- 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 - Mid AtlanticUSThe space between two groups of rowhouses in the middle of a city block.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Englishbreeze
- Proto-Indo-European*weǵʰ-
- Proto-Germanic*wegaz
- Proto-West Germanic*weg
- Old Englishweġ
- Middle Englishwey
- Englishway
- Englishbreezeway
Cite this entry
breezeway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breezeway
“breezeway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breezeway. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “breezeway,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breezeway.
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