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Alleyway

🔄 Synonyms of "Alleyway"

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Word	Definition
alleynoun	A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots of buildings.
back streetnoun	A usually small and narrow street or alley, especially one in inferior or poorer parts of a city, away from the centre.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Alleyway"

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Word	Definition
alleynoun	A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots of buildings.
back streetnoun	A usually small and narrow street or alley, especially one in inferior or poorer parts of a city, away from the centre.
corridornoun	A narrow hall or passage with rooms leading off it, as in a building or in a railway carriage.
drivewaynoun	(UK, US) A short private road that leads to a house or garage.
lanenoun	(used in street names) A road, street, or similar thoroughfare.
walkwaynoun	A clearly defined path for pedestrians.
gangwaynoun	A passageway through which to enter or leave.
deadlocknoun	A standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or impasse.
aislenoun	A clear path/passage through rows of seating.
impassenoun	(figurative) A deadlock or stalemate situation in which no progress can be made.
close	Having little difference or distance in place, position, or abstractly; see also close to.
passagewaynoun	Any way for passing in, out or through something.
shutverb	(transitive, intransitive) To close, in various senses.
streetwaynoun	The portion of a street used by traffic
avenuenoun	A broad street, especially one bordered by trees or, in cities laid out in a grid pattern, one that is on a particular side of the city or that runs in a particular direction.
back alleynoun	An alleyway that runs behind a row of houses, or between rows of houses.
streetwallnoun	(architecture) One of the long side boundaries of a street, formed by buildings, hedges, etc.
backletnoun	(chiefly Cornwall) An alley or narrow passage between buildings.
breezewaynoun	A covered walkway, with open sides, that connects two buildings.
bylanenoun	A side lane or alley extending off a main road.