: a roofed often open passage connecting two buildings (such as a house and garage) or halves of a building
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The house is connected by a brick-paved breezeway to the remaining Buffett-family house, which stands immediately to the west at 135B Root Trail and just saw its asking price reduced from $5.25 million to $4.775 million.
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Darrell Hofheinz, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
The two were sitting in the breezeway of an apartment building when Goodloe was hit by gunfire, police said.
—Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2024
Flowers cascade gracefully from the trellis lining the breezeway that connects the charming lobby to the pool and garden, where picture perfect views of the region’s most iconic volcanoes await.
—Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2025
San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies found two people fighting around 8:10 p.m. in the breezeway that leads to the Caltrain platform, according to the Redwood City Police Department.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Darrell Hofheinz, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
The two were sitting in the breezeway of an apartment building when Goodloe was hit by gunfire, police said.
—Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2024
Flowers cascade gracefully from the trellis lining the breezeway that connects the charming lobby to the pool and garden, where picture perfect views of the region’s most iconic volcanoes await.
—Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2025
San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies found two people fighting around 8:10 p.m. in the breezeway that leads to the Caltrain platform, according to the Redwood City Police Department.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Breezeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breezeway. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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breezeway
noun
breeze·way
ˈbrēz-ˌwā 
: an open passage connecting two buildings (as a house and garage)
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