alley
/หรฆ.li/- 1
A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildings.
โThe parking lot to my friend's apartment building is in the alley.โ
syn:alleyway - 2
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An establishment where bowling is played.
syn:bowling alley - 4
An elongated wooden strip of floor along which a bowling ball is rolled.
syn:lane - 5
The extra area between the sidelines or tramlines on a tennis court that is used for doubles matches.
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A walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes.
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A passageway between rows of pews in a church.
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(perspective drawing) Any passage having the entrance represented as wider than the exit, so as to give the appearance of length.
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The space between two rows of compositors' stands in a printing office.
Synonyms
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A glass marble or taw.
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