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- Dictionaryalley/ˈali/
noun
- 1. a narrow passageway between or behind buildings: "he took a short cut along an alley"
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: 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 definition: 1. a narrow road or path between buildings: 2. a path in a park or garden, especially with trees…. Learn more.
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.
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): She was standing in the alley to receive the service.
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. Alley comes from the Old French word alee, meaning "a path, passage, way, corridor," which itself likely comes from the Latin word ambulare "to walk."
a narrow lane or passage, esp one between or behind buildings. 2. See bowling alley. 3. tennis, mainly US. the space between the singles and doubles sidelines. 4. a walk in a park or garden, esp one lined with trees or bushes. 5. See up one's alley.
1. A narrow street or passageway between or behind city buildings. 2. A path between flower beds or trees in a garden or park. 3. Sports. a. A straight narrow course or track, especially a bowling alley. b. Either of the parallel lanes at the sides of a tennis court, which widen the inbounds area for doubles play. Idiom: up (one's) alley Informal.
Definition of alley noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's 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.
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.
