alleyway

noun

al·​ley·​way ˈa-lē-ˌwā How to pronounce alleyway (audio)
1
: a narrow passageway
2

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Fes With crowded alleyways filled with vendors competing to shift their wares onto passersby, Fes really does meet the international image of Morocco. Elle Benson Easton, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024 The narrow streets and alleyways of a village in Karnal. Kunal Sehgal, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024 Unlike the serialized sci-fi franchises that hog the box office today, which push us along the same narrow alleyway of techno-political possibilities, Neptune Frost represents the possibility of a science fiction devoted to the creation of alternative paradigms. Ruby Thélot, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024 Staying in the refugee camp, a labyrinthine slum with cramped buildings and narrow alleyways, used to be safer than being in Syria, Asaad said. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for alleyway 

Word History

First Known Use

1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of alleyway was in 1788

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“Alleyway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alleyway. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.

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alleyway

noun
al·​ley·​way ˈal-ē-ˌwā How to pronounce alleyway (audio)

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