alley
noun
- 1
A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildings.
“The parking lot to my friend's apartment building is in the alley.”
- 2
The area between the outfielders.
“He hit one deep into the alley.”
- 3
An establishment where bowling is played.
- 4
An elongated wooden strip of floor along which a bowling ball is rolled.
- 5
The extra area between the sidelines or tramlines on a tennis court that is used for doubles matches.
- 6
A walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes.
- 7
A passageway between rows of pews in a church.
- 8
(perspective drawing) Any passage having the entrance represented as wider than the exit, so as to give the appearance of length.
- 9
The space between two rows of compositors' stands in a printing office.
Synonyms
noun
- 1
A glass marble or taw.
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