Complete Definition of "alley"

English
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Pronunciation
audio|en-us-alley.ogg|Audio (US)

Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æli|-æli

Noun
en-noun

#A narrow street, 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.
#baseball The area between the outfielders, the gap.
#: He hit one deep into the alley.
#italbrac|bowling Establishment where bowling is played; bowling alley.

Derived terms
alleyway

Translations

Arabic: ARchar|ز�ا� (zuq�q) m
Bosnian: sokak#Bosnian|sokak m, uli�ica#Bosnian|uli�ica f
CJKV Characters: �
Chinese: � (nòng)
Dutch: doorgang m, steeg f
Finnish: kuja
French: allée f
German: Allee f
Indonesian: gang
Interlingua: vico, allée
Italian: vicolo m
mid
Japanese: ��� (urad�ri)
Korean: 골목 (golmok)
Latin: angiportus m
Norwegian: allé m, strede n
Portuguese: beco m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: �окак#Serbian|�окак m, �ли�и�а#Serbian|�ли�и�а f
:Roman: sokak#Serbian|sokak m, uli�ica#Serbian|uli�ica f
Spanish: callejón m
Turkish: geçit, dar sokak, pasaj
Volapük: lael, lusüt

See also
alleyway
bunnyrun
gennel, ginnel, gunnel, jennel
jitty
lane
passage
snicket
wynd

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Revision and Credits for"alley"
  • 2007-12-25 16:44 - Stephen G. Brown - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/189.25.61.132|189.25.61.132]] ([[User_talk:189.25.61.132|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:Daniel Polansky|Daniel Polansky]]

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