alleyway
[al-ee-wey]
- an alley or lane.
- a narrow passageway.
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Origin of alleyway
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Contemporary Examples
“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.
After sneaking through a tunnel, the mark emerges in an alleyway.
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 EarthMaria Elena Fernandez
July 26, 2012
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 CaliforniaChristine Pelisek
April 1, 2012
They want you to go down an alleyway, or off somewhere nobody can see you.
Historical Examples
At first he thought he had left the alleyway in the very moment of her sinking.
TyphoonJoseph Conrad
On his passage back the hands in the alleyway swore at him for a fool.
TyphoonJoseph Conrad
It was empty then, and its manhole was the foremost one in the alleyway.
TyphoonJoseph Conrad
Suddenly, as they turned an alleyway, a volley from the Mexican garrison was fired.
For the Liberty of TexasEdward Stratemeyer
Out in the alleyway, low yet clear, a whistle sounded—twice.
Warrior GapCharles King
alleyway
- a narrow passage; alley
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