alley gate
noun
a metal spiked gate erected behind a terrace of houses to deter burglars
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How to use alley gate in a sentence
After we have put on our disguises, we will go down stairs very softly and steal out at the alley gate.
Stories for Helen | Eliza LeslieHis captors had evidently entered the campus from the alley gate at the back, where no one would be likely to see them.
The Mystery of Arnold Hall | Helen M. PersonsThey hurried to the alley gate, and there they found the letter, as the Black Star had said.
Black Star's Campaign | Johnston McCulleyAnd don't I wish I could hear him giving his call for me out by the alley gate!
The Little Colonel in Arizona | Annie Fellows JohnstonHe had stepped outside to find one Smooth Crumbaugh leaning upon the alley gate.
Those Times And These | Irvin S. Cobb
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