alley gate

British  

noun

1. a metal spiked gate erected behind a terrace of houses to deter burglars

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alley gate

Jeremiah Hughes was mowing a lawn on a Wednesday afternoon when two men barged through an alley gate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2021

He had just entered Mrs. Bassett's front door, when the son of the house, followed by an intent and earnest company of four, opened the alley gate and came into the yard.

From Penrod by Booth Tarkington

And with that, the Doctor went out into the alley and through his alley gate into his house.

From In the Heart of a Fool by William Allen White

He went through the yard toward the alley, and, at the alley gate, remembering something, he paused and called to them.

From Penrod and Sam by Booth Tarkington

He opened an alley, gate and stepped into his own yard in a manner signalling caution—though the exploit, thus far, certainly required none and Penrod began to be impressed and hopeful.

From Penrod and Sam by Booth Tarkington

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