"fallway" meaning in All languages combined

See fallway on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: fallways [plural]
Etymology: From fall + way. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fall|way}} fall + way Head templates: {{en-noun}} fallway (plural fallways)
  1. (US) 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. Tags: US Synonyms: drophole
    Sense id: en-fallway-en-noun-4OTelYFM Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 32
  2. A hydraulic canal, as for a water-powered mill.
    Sense id: en-fallway-en-noun-p5xZf6gC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: hoistway

Inflected forms

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