A passage or opening that leads into a building, room, or other space; an entrance or entry point.
From 'entrance' (a way in) + 'way' (a path or passage), compounded in American English around the 1800s.
Architects obsess over entranceways because research shows we make snap judgments about buildings in seconds—the entrance literally shapes your entire perception of what's inside.
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