laneway
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- noun
- /ˈleɪnˌweɪ/
- UK
:
callejón
- As I walked through the city, I discovered a hidden laneway that led to a charming café.
But the fight over laneway housing, the calling of its Yeah, it it may over time.
- But the fight over laneway housing, the calling of its Yeah, it it may over time.
Examples
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When representatives of the Sanctuary drove down the laneway to rescue Cathy, they could see her "owner" hitting her with a metal rod.
Blog text (3) -
Melbourne's laneways are canvasses for its artists.
Blog text (22) -
So then I follow you up the laneway, keeping behind you, and then we'll swing around and get the angle in front.
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I head for the back of the laneway and seek a path through the underbelly of the city.
Fiction book (2001) -
I watched the truck as it went down the laneway, and the red lights on the green gate as it stopped and then turned into the road past where the draft horse was lifted from the river.
Fiction book (1998) -
A fresh breeze herded litter along the street, and he walked past a laneway where two older teenagers were huffing on a bag of glue.
Fiction book (2000) -
I went outside and wandered into the dark, detecting torchlights up the bushed laneway next to the small road reserve.
Academic text (2009) -
While the hunting party was in the midst of its preparations, a crowd of about 2,000 marched up Fairy Hill and forced the gate of Mr. Davidson's laneway.
Academic text (1992) -
Those few thrusts in that laneway with the cold stone against her buttocks, while a single green firework drifted into the slot of sky between the two dark buildings and the bells of London rang out.
Fiction book (1997) -
"Two came at a run, agog at seeing the living legends; they bobbed their heads and made the Fiernan gesture of reverence, touching brow, heart, and groin, then led the horses around to a laneway at one side of the building.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
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1.0
A narrow road or a marked part of a road for cars and bikes
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1.0
A narrow street between buildings, often behind shops or houses
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2.7
A narrow passage between buildings, often behind them
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9.9
A narrow passage between buildings that people use as a shortcut
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Morphology
Etymology
Laneway comes from the simple parts lane ('narrow road') and way ('path'), so you can picture a small path or road. That's why laneway means a narrow road or passage often running between buildings or behind houses.