areaway

(-wā′)

noun

  1. a sunken area next to a building, for providing access or light and air to a basement
  2. a passageway between buildings or parts of a building

See areaway in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A small sunken area allowing access or light and air to basement doors or windows.
  2. An often narrow passageway between buildings.

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