Meanings
plural entryways
- countableAn opening or hallway allowing entry into a structure; a pathway allowing entry into a locality or region.
There were greeters handing out programmes in the entryway to the museum.
1 more example
In those days the North Pass was the only entryway to the valley that was passable by cart or wagon traffic.
Synonyms: entrance
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn opening or hallway allowing entry into a structure; a pathway allowing entry into a locality or region.
More synonyms by meaning
nounsomething that provides access (to get in or get out)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Finnish eteinen
- eteinenopening or hallway allowing entry into a structure
German Windfang, Eingangsflur
- Windfangopening or hallway allowing entry into a structure
- Eingangsfluropening or hallway allowing entry into a structure
- Eingangskorridoropening or hallway allowing entry into a structure
- Eingangopening or hallway allowing entry into a structure
- Eingangsbereichopening or hallway allowing entry into a structure
- Lobbyopening or hallway allowing entry into a structure
Hungarian bejárat, előtér
- bejáratopening or hallway allowing entry into a structure
- előtéropening or hallway allowing entry into a structure
- belépőopening or hallway allowing entry into a structure
Japanese 玄関
- 玄関 (genkan)opening or hallway allowing entry into a structure
Latvian ieeja
- ieejaopening or hallway allowing entry into a structure
Polish wejście, wjazd
- wejścieopening or hallway allowing entry into a structure
- wjazdopening or hallway allowing entry into a structure
Spanish zaguán
- zaguánopening or hallway allowing entry into a structure
Swedish tambur
- tamburopening or hallway allowing entry into a structure
Cite this entry
entryway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entryway
“entryway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entryway. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “entryway,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entryway.
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