side return
noun [ C ] UK uk/ˌsaɪd rɪˈtɜːn/ us/ˌsaɪd rɪˈtɝːn/ (also side entrance)
（房子或其他建筑与墙或另一栋房子之间的通往屋后的）夹道
a passage down the side of a house or other building, leading to the back of the building
These houses are often extended over the side return to add a bathroom. 这些房子很多都把夹道改建成第二间浴室。
There's too much stuff in the side return - you'll have to come through the house. 夹道了堆了太多的杂物没法走路，你得穿过正房才能到后面来。
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- This house could be extended both into the loft and out into the side return.
- Glassing in the side return to bring more space into the kitchen makes a big difference.
- She takes me through to a large kitchen with a round wooden table by the door, a sloping side return out of the window.