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

"M'randy saw them when they reached home and passed her kitchen window going back through the yard, and came and told me, and she and I went down to the alley gate after them."

From Emmy Lou's Road to Grace Being a Little Pilgrim's Progress by Martin, George Madden

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 Tarkington, Booth

Mr. Genesis laughed loudly, his son's words evidently painting a merry and alluring picture; and the two, followed by Clematis, moved away in the direction of the alley gate.

From Seventeen A Tale of Youth and Summer Time and the Baxter Family Especially William by Tarkington, Booth

The latch of the alley gate clicked once more, and his hand was on his revolver; but in a moment the two had passed on down the alley.

From The Haunted Bookshop by Morley, Christopher