side entrance

noun
UK /ˈsaɪd ˈɛntrəns/
US /ˈsaɪd ˈɛntrəns/

A side entrance is a door on the side of a building.

The delivery truck stopped at the side entrance of the store.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A way into a place that is not the main way.

We used the side entrance to avoid the crowd at the front.

3. A less important or hidden way of entering something.

The side entrance to the garden was hidden by tall bushes.

4. A secondary access point in a computer program or system.

The developer found a side entrance into the old database.