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ENTRANCEWAY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Something that provides access (to get in or get out)
Example:
beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral
Synonyms:
entrance; entranceway; entree; entry; entryway
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("entranceway" is a kind of...):
access; approach (a way of entering or leaving)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "entranceway"):
arch; archway (a passageway under a curved masonry construction)
door; doorway; room access; threshold (the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close)
gateway (an entrance that can be closed by a gate)
hatchway; opening; scuttle (an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship)
pithead (the entrance to a coal mine)
portal (a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically))
porte-cochere (a carriage entrance passing through a building to an enclosed courtyard)
servant's entrance; service door; service entrance (an entrance intended for the use of servants or for delivery of goods and removal of refuse)
stage door (an entrance to the backstage area of theater; used by performers and other theater personnel)
vomitory (an entrance to an amphitheater or stadium)
