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alley gate

British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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 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 signaling caution—though the exploit, thus far, certainly required none—and Penrod began to be impressed and hopeful.

From The Boy Scouts Book of Stories by Walt Louderback

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

By the time Bob was ready and out looking for her, she had been down through the alley gate and back, bringing by the hand that person littler than herself, Sister.

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

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