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alley en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

/ˈæl.i/
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Etymology

From Middle English aleye, from Anglo-Norman aleie, feminine of alé, past participle of aler (“to go”) (French aller). Doublet of allée.

Meanings

A 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.
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.
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.
- I know each lane and every alley green. 1634 October 9 (first performance; Gregorian calendar), [John Milton], edited by H[enry] Lawes, A Maske Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634: […] [Comus], London: […] [Augustine Matthews] for Hvmphrey Robinson, […], published 1637, →OCLC; reprinted as Comus: […] (Dodd, Mead & Company’s Facsimile Reprints of Rare Books; Literature Series; no. I), New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1903, →OCLC:
A passageway between rows of pews in a church.
(qualifier:perspective drawing) 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.
- “[…] Something must've happened to him when he was little.” “Which would give him a reason to hate them,” Oliver replied and was pushed aside by an alley of clowns. “Hey!” “Sorry, kid. Didn't see you there,” one clown called over. 2021, T. K. Wrathbone, All Clowns Must Die!:
- […] alley of clowns had sprung like a fungus growth from the dung heap of the First World War. 2017, Charles William Jefford, Academia Nuts, page 78:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
alleys	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (183)

tg хиёбон (narrow street) · arz زقاق (narrow street) · tr dar sokak (narrow street) · ia allée (narrow street) · sk ulička (narrow street) · ru алле́я (narrow street) · az alleya (narrow street) · cmn 巷子 (narrow street) · hu sikátor (narrow street) · et põiktänav (narrow street) · hi गली (narrow street) · it strettoia (narrow street) · ko 골목길 (narrow street) · it viuzza (narrow street) · uk але́йка (narrow street) · he סִמְטָה (narrow street) · ro stradelă (narrow street) · th ตรอก (narrow street) · yi הינטערגעסל (narrow street) · id gang (narrow street) · sw uchochoro (narrow street) · ckb کۆڵان (narrow street) · ga scabhat (narrow street) · pt viela (narrow street) · uz tor koʻcha (narrow street) · nn smug (narrow street) · pt travessa (narrow street) · kea béke (narrow street) · cy ale (narrow street) · fa-ira کوچِه (narrow street) · oc andana (narrow street) · nb strede (narrow street) · es callejuela (narrow street) · tr geçit (narrow street) · yi געסקע (narrow street) · tk alleýa (narrow street) · bo ལམ་ཆུང (narrow street) · sh sòkāk (narrow street) · nan-hbl 巷 (narrow street) · cmn 衚衕 /胡同 (narrow street) · sv gränd (narrow street) · rm giassa (narrow street) · ur گَلی (narrow street) · pt beco (narrow street) · hak 巷仔 (narrow street) · ia vico (narrow street) · afb داعوس (narrow street) · be але́йка (narrow street) · is sund (narrow street) · et kuja (narrow street) · es esquinita (narrow street) · cs ulička (narrow street) · scn vaneḍḍa (narrow street) · ky тар көчө (narrow street) · kmr ziqaq (narrow street) · da gyde (narrow street) · ug تار كوچا (narrow street) · ka შესახვევი (narrow street) · cop ⲣⲁⲃⲏ (narrow street) · mk сокак (narrow street) · is öngstræti (narrow street) · grc στενωπός (narrow street) · nan-hbl 巷仔 (narrow street) · lt gatvelė (narrow street) · th ซอย (narrow street) · eo strateto (narrow street) · cmn 弄 (narrow street) · lt alėja (narrow street) · acw زُقَاق (narrow street) · aeb زَنقَة (narrow street) · kea béku (narrow street) · az küçə (narrow street) · nb smau (narrow street) · my လမ်းကြား (narrow street) · nl doorgang (narrow street) · ja 路地 (narrow street) · cop ⲣⲁⲟⲩⲏ (narrow street) · scn stratuzza (narrow street) · uz xiyobon (narrow street) · sh у̏личица (narrow street) · as আলি (narrow street) · be ву́лачка (narrow street) · lv ieliņa (narrow street) · it calle (narrow street) · ab абжьаларҭа (narrow street) · scn violu (narrow street) · cop ⲗⲁⲩⲣⲁ (narrow street) · fr ruelle (narrow street) · nb smug (narrow street) · fr allée (narrow street) · oc passatge (narrow street) · sh алеја (narrow street) · arz حارة (narrow street) · et allee (narrow street) · bn গলি (narrow street) · tg тангкӯча (narrow street) · pdt Gank (narrow street) · ms lorong (narrow street) · it vialetto (narrow street) · pl alejka (narrow street) · lv aleja (narrow street) · pl uliczka (narrow street) · be але́я (narrow street) · yi ליק (narrow street) · kk тұйық көше (narrow street) · vi hẻm (narrow street) · sl aleja (narrow street) · bg паса́ж (narrow street) · nl steeg (narrow street) · sh aleja (narrow street) · cs alej (passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees) · yue 巷仔 (narrow street) · uk заву́лок (narrow street) · ro străduță (narrow street) · vo lael (narrow street) · pt ruela (narrow street) · es calleja (narrow street) · gl venela (narrow street) · as বাট (narrow street) · tg паскӯча (narrow street) · gl canella (narrow street) · es callejón (narrow street) · gl calella (narrow street) · ga caolsráid (narrow street) · hi कूचा (narrow street) · ar زُقَاق (narrow street) · my ဒူးလမ်း (narrow street) · yi אַלעע (narrow street) · sh со̀ка̄к (narrow street) · gl viela (narrow street) · gl ruela (narrow street) · el δρομάκι (narrow street) · tg кӯчабоғ (narrow street) · ro alee (narrow street) · ko 골목 (narrow street) · es callizo (narrow street) · sh ȕličica (narrow street) · gl beque (narrow street) · bg але́я (narrow street) · it vicolo (narrow street) · it carruggio (narrow street) · pl aleja (narrow street) · hy նրբանցք (narrow street) · sk alej (narrow street) · yi געסל (narrow street) · tr pasaj (narrow street) · ja 裏通り (narrow street) · vo lusüt (narrow street) · wuu 弄堂 (narrow street) · az döngə (narrow street) · uk але́я (narrow street) · yue 巷 (narrow street) · ur کُوچَہ (narrow street) · pa گَلی (narrow street) · uz alleya (narrow street) · uk прову́лок (narrow street) · de Gasse (narrow street) · ky аллея (narrow street) · kmr kolan (narrow street) · ca carreró (narrow street) · fi kuja (narrow street) · la angiportus (narrow street) · pa ਗਲੀ (narrow street) · la vīculus (narrow street) · ru у́лочка (narrow street) · hsn 巷子 (narrow street) · ru переу́лок (narrow street) · kk шолақ көше (narrow street) · is húsasund (narrow street) · be ву́лка (narrow street) · be заву́лак (narrow street) · lo ທາງຮ່ອມ (narrow street) · es callejo (narrow street) · fr venelle (narrow street) · uk ву́личка (narrow street) · cmn 里弄 (narrow street) · ru але́йка (narrow street) · ps کوڅه ګۍ (narrow street) · gl congostra (narrow street) · prs کوچَه (narrow street) · el δρομίσκος (narrow street) · kk тар көше (narrow street) · cjy 黑浪 (narrow street)