alley

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noun (1)

al·ley ˈa-lē How to pronounce alley (audio)

plural alleys

: a garden or park walk bordered by trees or bushes

a(1)

: a grassed enclosure for bowling or skittles

(2)

: a hardwood lane for bowling

also : a room or building housing a group of such lanes

: the space on each side of a tennis doubles court between the sideline and the service sideline

: an area in a baseball outfield between two outfielders when they are in normal positions

hit a line drive into the alley

: a narrow street

especially : a thoroughfare through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildings

: 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

2 of 2

noun (2)

plural alleys

: a playing marble

especially : one of superior quality

alleys

noun

plural of alley

as in streets

a narrow passage between buildings One can spend days exploring all the alleys and backstreets of the old city.

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roads
highways
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avenues
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turnpikes
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rows
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pike
carriageways
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high roads
laneways
ways
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side streets
secondary roads
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单词	alleys
释义	alley 1 of 2 noun (1) al·ley ˈa-lē plural alleys 1 : a garden or park walk bordered by trees or bushes 2 a(1) : a grassed enclosure for bowling or skittles (2) : a hardwood lane for bowling also : a room or building housing a group of such lanes b : the space on each side of a tennis doubles court between the sideline and the service sideline c : an area in a baseball outfield between two outfielders when they are in normal positions hit a line drive into the alley 3 : a narrow street especially : a thoroughfare through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildings 4 : 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 2 of 2 noun (2) plural alleys : a playing marble especially : one of superior quality Phrases up one's alley or less commonly down one's alley : suited to one's own tastes or abilities a job that's right up her alley Word History Etymology Noun (1) Middle English, from Anglo-French alee, from aler to go Noun (2) by shortening and alteration from alabaster First Known Use Noun (1) 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun (2) 1720, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing alley alley cat down one's alley alley-oop (right) up/down someone's alley blind alley up one's alley bowling alley alley cat down one's alley alley-oop (right) up/down someone's alley blind alley up one's alley bowling alley See More Kids Definition alley noun al·ley ˈa-lē plural alleys 1 : a narrow passageway between buildings 2 : a special narrow wooden floor on which balls are rolled in bowling alleys noun plural of alley as in streets a narrow passage between buildings One can spend days exploring all the alleys and backstreets of the old city. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance streets roads highways alleyways lanes thoroughfares boulevards avenues roadways arteries freeways arterials backstreets routes expressways thruways turnpikes byways rows pikes pike carriageways drives causeways passes high roads laneways ways crossroads branches side streets secondary roads side roads corridors traces mews places circles drags trails cul-de-sacs bystreets culs-de-sac shunpikes dead ends tracks closes
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