fallway
Syllables: fall·way
fallway noun: a well or opening, through the successive floors of a factory or warehouse or the decks of a ship, providing access for goods, material, or people.
Noun
fallway (plural fallways)
- A well or opening, through the successive floors of a factory or warehouse or the decks of a ship, providing access for goods, material, or people.
- In existing buildings where no flue is available either large enough to provide a fallway or located conveniently for hopper doors, a basement-fed KERNERATOR provides all of the advantages except the hopper-door convenience1940, “School Building Problems Solved by Kernerators”, in American School & University, volume 12, page 113, column 2
- Synonyms:
- drophole
- A hydraulic canal, as for a water-powered mill.
- The remaining fallways are dry; the water that would otherwise beautify them is caught by the maw of the power station1935, Louis Fischer, Soviet Journey
Synonyms of fallway
Forms of fallway
| plural | fallways |
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Origin of fallway
From fall + way.
Questions about fallway
- What does fallway mean?
- Fallway means a well or opening, through the successive floors of a factory or warehouse or the decks of a ship, providing access for goods, material, or people.
- What part of speech is fallway?
- Fallway is a noun.
- What is the plural of fallway?
- The plural of fallway is fallways.
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