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noun. al· ley· way ˈa-lē-ˌwā. Synonyms of alleyway. 1. : a narrow passageway. 2. : alley sense 3. Examples of alleyway in a Sentence.
noun. 1. an alley or lane. 2. a narrow passageway. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
An alleyway is a narrow passage between buildings or other structures. Alleyway can also refer to a narrow path or passage behind a row of houses, such as one that allows access to garages and back yards. The word alley means the same thing. Example: We took a shortcut through the narrow alleyway between the shops.
a narrow street with walls on both sides.
Noun. Singular: alleyway. Plural: alleyways. Alleyway Sentence Examples. A criminal can use the alleyway at the back of a terrace without having to be seen, even in broad daylight. She turned around and tried to fend him off but he struck her on the forehead before running off down a nearby alleyway.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use alleyway in a sentence Turkish, Arabic, Hebrew, Ladino and French echoed in the alleyways.
The earliest known use of the noun alleyway is in the late 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for alleyway is from 1788, in the writing of Philip Freneau, revolutionary poet and journalist in America. alleyway is formed within English, by compounding.
