alleyway

noun

al·​ley·​way ˈa-lē-ˌwā 

1

: a narrow passageway

2

: alley sense 3

Examples of alleyway in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

DiCaprio, older and with a goatee, looks down the scope of a gun and Penn’s character drags the screaming young woman through an alleyway. —Lauren Coates, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025

Just a five-minute walk from the Jamaica subway station and AirTrain, which takes travelers to JFK-Airport in under 15 minutes, Choices Women’s Medical Center rests in a quiet alleyway off a bustling avenue. —Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025

Firefighters, hindered by cinder blocks sealing off windows and doors, discovered the woman, believed to be in her 40s, dead in an alleyway behind the building. —Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025

This time, police say Hoang made a break for it, jumping over a fence into an East 19th Street alleyway. —Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for alleyway

• aaa
• adonais
• alumnae
• anime
• anyway
• arete
• attache
• baa
• beaujolais
• bouvier
• breakaway
• cabaret

Kids Definition

alleyway

noun

al·​ley·​way ˈal-ē-ˌwā 

: alley sense 3