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[ al-ee-wey ] / ˈæl iˌweɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR alleyway ON THESAURUS.COM
nounan alley or lane. a narrow passageway. Origin of alleywayAn Americanism dating back to 1780–90; alley1 + way1 Words nearby alleywayalley cropping, all eyes, alley gate, alley light, alley-oop, alleyway, all-fired, all-flying tail, All Fools' Day, all for, All for Love Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for alleywayIn 2015, Nehad was confronted by a police officer, Neal Browder, in an alleyway in the Midway district. VOSD Podcast: Cops and Cameras, Cameras and Cops|Nate John|July 24, 2020|Voice of San Diego “This is a very typical street of the times,” Erik says, as we look at the bones of a few other past-bordellos in the alleyway. Exploring the Darker Side of James Joyce’s Trieste|Jeff Campagna|January 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST After sneaking through a tunnel, the mark emerges in an alleyway. ‘Shadow Dancer’ Explores Post-Thatcher’s London During the Troubles|Marlow Stern|May 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST As they began to chase him down an alleyway, Diaz ran toward the front of an apartment building. Amid Days of Riots, Residents Wonder If Anaheim is Most Dangerous Place on Earth|Maria Elena Fernandez|July 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Moments later, police caught up with two teens about two blocks away in a Pasadena alleyway. Another Trayvon Martin? Young, Unarmed, Black Teenager Shot by Cops in California|Christine Pelisek|April 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST They want you to go down an alleyway, or off somewhere nobody can see you. The Kensington Avenue Strangler|Jeff Deeney|November 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST The door was on the hook and a bright bar of light lay athwart the floor of the alleyway. Captain Macedoine's Daughter|William McFee He opened an alleyway for the spider in the sand, and, with his head down close, watched it hustling away. Hal went in the opposite direction, until he reached the alleyway, which led to the well-deck. Under the Star-Spangled Banner|F. S. Brereton There was only a small yard with a tiny grass plot and an alleyway running through at the back. A Modern Cinderella|Amanda M. Douglas Advancing with many a stumble through the blasted rock and shale, he obtained ingress to an alleyway in the rear. The Voice on the Wire|Eustace Hale Ball
British Dictionary definitions for alleywayCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to alleywaylane, walk, passageway, path, pathway, access, alley, avenue, channel, corridor, course, entrance, exit, gap, hall, hallway, line, lobby, opening, road |