Home › Words › F › fallwayfallwayfallway 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.EtymologyFrom fall + way.nounA 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.A hydraulic canal, as for a water-powered mill.e.g.“The remaining fallways are dry; the water that would otherwise beautify them is caught by the maw of the power station” — 1935, Louis Fischer, Soviet Journey:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.floorway 70% match — An elevated section of floor over which one can walk. vs fallway →areaway 61% match — An outdoor passage offering access to a basement. vs fallway →cellarway 61% match — A passage leading to a cellar. vs fallway →hoistway 61% match — An opening for the hoist, or elevator, in the floor of a warehouse. vs fallway →shaftway 60% match — The vertical space in a building in which the elevator or lift travels. vs fallway →footwalk 60% match — A pedestrian walkway. vs fallway →hatchway 60% match — A means of passing through a wall or floor, having a hatch (especially on a ship); a doorway with a hatch rather than a door. vs fallway →forcefall 59% match — A waterfall or cascading torrent. vs fallway →