n.
- A slot for a key in the hub or shaft of a wheel.
- The keyhole of a cylinder lock.
keyway
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key·way (kē'wā') 
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n
The slot into which the male portion of precision attachments fits.
| Architecture: keyway |
1. The aperture in a lock cylinder which receives the key and closely engages with it throughout its length.
2. A slot used to interlock slabs of masonry walls built at different times.
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