: a roofed often open passage connecting two buildings (such as a house and garage) or halves of a building
Examples of breezeway in a Sentence
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Police said the drone showed the suspect inside a breezeway, injured with gunshot wounds.
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Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2024
His novel Maria is partially set on the family’s 1816 hacienda, whose high ceilings and shady breezeways helped flush out the heat.
—Curbed, 29 Dec. 2023
The double homicide unfolded around 4:45 p.m. local time on Saturday when three assailants, one wearing a ski mask, approached the two teenagers who were standing in a breezeway at the apartment complex and opened fire, according to police.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 25 Mar. 2024
There was abundant natural light thanks to the large windows — all of which overlook the sparkling blue pool and gym below — and, best of all, the complex is connected via private breezeway to The Square, one of the top dining, shopping, and entertainment destinations in West Palm Beach.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2023
An outdoor breezeway lines the length of the home, enabling seamless indoor-outdoor living.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023
Even if each end of the hallway is enclosed with wide doors that open, the ability to create that interior breezeway is there when the weather is right.
—Maggie Burch, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2023
Typically the central breezeway separated the private living areas from the kitchen and dining room, which also helped to isolate the heat and keep the rest of the house cool.
—Maggie Burch, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2023
Officers then determined the disturbance was coming from an apartment across the breezeway, found the victim and made an arrest.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 11 Sep. 2023
Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2024
His novel Maria is partially set on the family’s 1816 hacienda, whose high ceilings and shady breezeways helped flush out the heat.
—Curbed, 29 Dec. 2023
The double homicide unfolded around 4:45 p.m. local time on Saturday when three assailants, one wearing a ski mask, approached the two teenagers who were standing in a breezeway at the apartment complex and opened fire, according to police.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 25 Mar. 2024
There was abundant natural light thanks to the large windows — all of which overlook the sparkling blue pool and gym below — and, best of all, the complex is connected via private breezeway to The Square, one of the top dining, shopping, and entertainment destinations in West Palm Beach.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2023
An outdoor breezeway lines the length of the home, enabling seamless indoor-outdoor living.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023
Even if each end of the hallway is enclosed with wide doors that open, the ability to create that interior breezeway is there when the weather is right.
—Maggie Burch, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2023
Typically the central breezeway separated the private living areas from the kitchen and dining room, which also helped to isolate the heat and keep the rest of the house cool.
—Maggie Burch, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2023
Officers then determined the disturbance was coming from an apartment across the breezeway, found the victim and made an arrest.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 11 Sep. 2023
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1930, in the meaning defined above
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breezeway
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breeze·way
ˈbrēz-ˌwā 
: an open passage connecting two buildings (as a house and garage)
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