alley
A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving…A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots of buildings.
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» This is a dead-end alley.
Das ist eine Sackgasse. — MUIRIEL
Эта аллея заканчивается тупиком. — nami
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11 sensesA narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots of buildings.
The parking lot to my friend's apartment building is in the alley.
Gasse
переу́локpereúlok, алле́яalléja, але́йкаaléjka
прову́локprovúlok, заву́локzavúlok, але́яaléja
The area between the outfielders.
He hit one deep into the alley.
An establishment where bowling is played.
An elongated wooden strip of floor along which a bowling ball is rolled.
a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins
The extra area between the sidelines or tramlines on a tennis court that is used for doubles matches.
A walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes.
A passageway between rows of pews in a church.
Any passage having the entrance represented as wider than the exit, so as to give the appearance of length.
The space between two rows of compositors' stands in a printing office.
(informal, rare)A group of clowns; the collective noun for clowns.
A marble (small ball used in games).
Examples
104 sentencesThis is a dead-end alley.
ruЭта аллея заканчивается тупиком. — nami
deDas ist eine Sackgasse. — MUIRIEL
It is right up his alley.
There's an alley behind my house.
deHinter meinem Haus liegt eine Gasse. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom walked slowly down the alley.
I saw Tom in the alley.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English aleye, from Anglo-Norman aleie, feminine of alé, past participle of alFrom Middle English aleye, from Anglo-Norman aleie, feminine of alé, past participle of aler (“to go”) (French aller). Doublet of allée.
Diminutive of alabaster, from which they were once made.
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Forms
plural: alleysSynonyms
40 synonyms- a narrow street with walls on both sides:alleywayback street
- a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins:bowling alleyskittle alley
Word family
23 related wordsSee also
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