Meaning & use
breezeway
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A roofed outdoor passage connecting two buildings or parts of a building, open on the sides to let air flow through.
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The house had a breezeway linking the kitchen to the detached garage.
They set up chairs in the breezeway to enjoy the cool evening air.
A note on using this word
A distinctly architectural term, common in mid-20th-century American home design, describing a covered but open-air connector between structures.
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walkwaypassage
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