entranceway

noun

en·​trance·​way ˈen-trən(t)s-ˌwā How to pronounce entranceway (audio)
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Examples of entranceway in a Sentence

the visitor thoughtfully removed her snow-covered hat and gloves in the entranceway
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Tucked under the arcade at 49 Marktgasse in Bern’s historic city center is an opaque glass entranceway with a small sign identifying it as a branch of UBS Group AG, one of hundreds across Switzerland. Hugo Miller, Bloomberg, 10 Mar. 2026 There had been few leads in her case until video recovered from the missing woman’s doorbell camera Tuesday showed an armed figure wearing a mask in her home’s entranceway around the time she’s believed to have been abducted. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026 In the entranceway to Gucci Giardino Osaka, a massive woven bamboo sculpture by artist Chikuunsai Tanabe IV anchors the staircase landing—a visual overture to the drama above. Melinda Joe, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026 For those closer to the surface, this means vast entranceways and skylights that bathe their concourses in light. Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for entranceway

Word History

First Known Use

1800, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of entranceway was in 1800

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“Entranceway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entranceway. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.

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