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noun
- 1. a narrow passageway between or behind buildings: "he took a short cut along an alley"
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ALLEY definition: 1. a narrow road or path between buildings: 2. a path in a park or garden, especially with trees…. Learn more.
: an extensive region where destructive natural phenomena of a specified type (such as tornadoes) occur often or are likely to occur. The most obvious tornado alley extends from the plains of northwest Texas eastward into north Texas and then northward across Oklahoma, Kansas, and eastern Nebraska. Tom Konvicka. alley. 2 of 2. noun (2)
Alley definition: a passage, as through a continuous row of houses, permitting access from the street to backyards, garages, etc.. See examples of ALLEY used in a sentence.
a path in a park or garden, especially with trees or bushes on both sides. Sergey Alimov/Moment/GettyImages. the narrow track along which balls are rolled during a game of bowling: Bowling alleys are traditionally made of maple. in tennis, the long, thin areas at each side of the court (= playing area):
1. countable noun. An alley is a narrow passage or street with buildings or walls on both sides. Synonyms: passage, walk, lane, pathway More Synonyms of alley. 2. See also blind alley, bowling alley. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. British English pronunciation. American English pronunciation.
An alley is a narrow street with walls or buildings on both sides, like the dark alley everyone warns you not to walk down alone.
Definition of alley noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. alleys. A narrow street or passageway between or behind city buildings. American Heritage. A lane in a garden or park, bordered by trees or shrubs. Webster's New World. A path between flower beds or trees in a garden or park. American Heritage.
ALLEY definition: a narrow road between buildings.
An alley is a narrow passage or street with buildings or walls on both sides. [...] Synonyms of 'alley' • passage, walk, lane, pathway [...] More. Collocations with the word 'alley' alley leads dark alley narrow alley. Idioms with 'alley' be right up someone's alley a blind alley. Examples of 'alley' in a sentence.
