alley
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (2)
- a narrow street with walls on both sidesSynonyms: alleywayback street
- a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pinsSynonyms: bowling alleyskittle alley
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Alley \Al"ley\, n.; pl. Alleys. [A contraction of alabaster, of which it was originally made.] A choice taw or marble. --Dickens. [1913 Webster]
Alley \Al"ley\, n.; pl. Alleys. [OE. aley, alley, OF. al['e]e, F. all['e]e, a going, passage, fr. OE. aler, F. aller, to go; of uncertain origin: cf. Prov. anar, It. andare, Sp. andar.]
1.A narrow passage; especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes; a bordered way. [1913 Webster]
I know each lane and every alley green.— Milton.[1913 Webster]
2.A narrow passage or way in a city, as distinct from a public street. --Gay. [1913 Webster]
3.A passageway between rows of pews in a church. [1913 Webster]
4.(Persp.) Any passage having the entrance represented as wider than the exit, so as to give the appearance of length. [1913 Webster]
5.The space between two rows of compositors' stands in a printing office. [1913 Webster]