About The Word Alley

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Alley

Alley Meaning & Definition
Alley Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Alley?

[n] a narrow street with walls on both sides
[n] a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins

Synonyms | Synonyms for Alley: alleyway | back street | bowling alley | skittle alley

Related Terms | Find terms related to Alley: access | aisle | alleyway | ambulatory | aperture | arcade | arterial | arterial highway | arterial street | artery | Autobahn | autoroute | autostrada | avenue | belt highway | blind alley | boulevard | bypass | byway | camino real | carriageway | causeway | causey | channel | chaussee | circumferential | cloister | close | colonnade | communication | conduit | connection | corduroy road | corridor | county road | court | covered way | crescent | cul-de-sac | dead-end street | defile | dike | dirt road | drive | driveway | exit | expressway | ferry | ford | freeway | gallery | gravel road | highroad | highway | highways and byways | inlet | interchange | intersection | interstate highway | junction | lane | local road | main drag | main road | mews | motorway | opening | outlet | overpass | parkway | pass | passage | passageway | pave | paved road | pike | place | plank road | portico | primary highway | private road | railroad tunnel | right-of-way | ring road | road | roadbed | roadway | route nationale | row | royal road | secondary road | speedway | state highway | street | superhighway | terrace | thoroughfare | through street | thruway | toll road | township road | traject | trajet | tunnel | turnpike | underpass | US highway | wynd

See Also | lane | street

Alley In Webster's Dictionary

\Al"ley\, n.; pl. {Alleys}. [OE. aley, alley, OF. al['e]e, F. all['e]e, a going, passage, fr. OE. aler, F. aller, to go; of uncertain origin: cf. Prov. anar, It. andare, Sp. andar.] 1. A narrow passage; especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes; a bordered way. I know each lane and every alley green. --Milton. 2. A narrow passage or way in a city, as distinct from a public street. --Gay. 3. A passageway between rows of pews in a church. 4. (Persp.) Any passage having the entrance represented as wider than the exit, so as to give the appearance of length. 5. The space between two rows of compositors' stands in a printing office.
\Al"ley\, n.; pl. {Alleys}. [A contraction of alabaster, of which it was originally made.] A choice taw or marble. --Dickens.

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