alley
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- noun
- /ˈæli/
- The children played hide and seek in the narrow alley between the old houses.
- a back alley
- a narrow alley
- a dark alley
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Watch on YouTubeWe'll go to the cafe, the alleys, said Dick.
- We'll go to the cafe, the alleys, said Dick.
- Turning left, going down the the alley here.
- But that property was next to an alley.
- I picture him in this outfit running down the alley alleyway.
- People screaming, people yelling, cars going into, you know, like smart small alleys.
- Drive to an, an open mics back then we're like in an alley.
- They spent in a state of complete confusion and frustration, going up one dark alley and finding a dead end.
Examples
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I was playing basketball when he drove down the alley and stopped by the garage.
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Wow, your yard is the perfect size, and there's plenty of access from the back alley.
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And this is the alley in which Iron Land is located.
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Get to the back alley.
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Do you want me to step out in the alley?
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I noticed by coincidence, in the alley behind Flower Street
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One of our patrols spotted him in the alley.
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I have found a quiet alley in Venice because Venice is rammed.
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Look, Vern, I need you to meet me at Cortlandt Alley in 10 minutes, please.
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Benny parks the taxi by a pedestrian alley that is too narrow for cars.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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2.7
A narrow passage between buildings, often behind them
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A narrow street behind buildings used as a shortcut
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A narrow street behind main streets that few people use
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A narrow passage between buildings in a town or city
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A narrow passage between buildings that people use as a shortcut
A low open space between or beside buildings that gives light and access to a basement
Idioms
Compounds
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An area in New York where many popular songwriters and music publishers worked in the early 1900s
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Etymology
The word alley comes from the old French alée 'a walk' and the verb aller 'to go', so it originally meant a place to walk. That's why an alley is a narrow passage or street you can 'go' through, often between or behind buildings.