Alloway

[ al-uh-wey ]

noun
  1. a hamlet in SW Scotland, near Ayr: birthplace of Robert Burns.

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How to use Alloway in a sentence

  • Alloway's face settled into a defiant frown, but his eyes met mine once, and the swift look he gave me was full of curiosity.

    In Hostile Red | Joseph Altsheler
  • "Suppose we try this hulking fellow here, colonel," said Belfort to the commandant, pointing to Alloway.

    In Hostile Red | Joseph Altsheler
  • "I can't imagine that they have come to this place for bright company," said Alloway, grimly.

    In Hostile Red | Joseph Altsheler
  • I was sure that Alloway had been concealed by John Desmond, and later on would slip out of the city.

    In Hostile Red | Joseph Altsheler
  • Could it be possible that this girl in her zeal for Britain would give up Alloway, and thereby destroy both Marcel and me?

    In Hostile Red | Joseph Altsheler

British Dictionary definitions for Alloway

Alloway

/ (ˈæləˌweɪ) /


noun
  1. a village in Scotland, in South Ayrshire, S of Ayr: birthplace of Robert Burns

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