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chare

chare

9.9
A narrow street or alley between buildings in old towns
  • noun
  • /tʃɛə/
  • Archaic
translation icon : callejón
  • We walked down a narrow chare to reach the market square.

Examples

  • Many historic chares in Newcastle are now popular tourist attractions.

  • She lives on a quiet chare in York.

  • The old city was full of winding chares between the buildings.

  • The old chare was filled with cobblestones.

  • We walked down a narrow chare to reach the market square.

  • The old city was full of winding chares between the buildings.

  • She lives on a quiet chare in York.

Synonyms

alley
vschare
349 1.0

A narrow street between buildings, often behind shops or houses

is a regional northern form rather than the common general term
laneway
vschare
  • UK
1 4.4

A narrow passage between buildings in a town or city

is used more broadly across northern areas beyond urban settings
snicket
vschare
  • UK
1 9.9

A narrow passage between buildings that people use as a shortcut

has identical meaning but is an alternative regional form
loke
vschare
  • Archaic
9.9

A small narrow lane in a village or countryside

is used for northern narrow streets between buildings rather than rural paths

How Narrow

chare
  • Archaic
9.9
alley
349 1.0
lane
405 1.0
street
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

chare singular
chares plural

Etymology

Chare is a word for a narrow street and likely comes from old words meaning 'turn' or 'passage'. Imagine a little lane that bends between buildings — that's why a chare is a tight alley in northern English towns.