shaft alley
Americannoun
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The oil and grease of the shaft alley, the week-old stubble of beard, the wan, red-rimmed eyes which shone from hollow sockets—these made a picture of desperate adventure.
From The Ice Pilot by Henry Leverage
A faint cheer came from the shaft alley.
From Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates by Gordon Grant
Out of the shaft alley came Scraggs with a rush, tossing his wrench aside the better to climb the ladder.
From Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates by Gordon Grant
The faint light which marked the outlines of the shaft alley grew stronger as he waited.
From The Ice Pilot by Henry Leverage
He called a fireman and gave him some very explicit orders in German; whereupon the man disappeared in the shaft alley.
From Cappy Ricks Retires by Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne
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