different between alley vs roadway

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æ.li/
• Rhymes: -æli

Etymology 1

From Middle English aley, from Old French alee, feminine of alé, past participle of aler (“to go”) (French aller). Doublet of allée.

Noun

alley (plural alleys)

1. A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildings.

   Synonyms: alleyway; see also Thesaurus:alley

2. (baseball) The area between the outfielders.

   Synonym: gap

3. (bowling) An establishment where bowling is played.

   Synonym: bowling alley

4. (bowling) An elongated wooden strip of floor along which a bowling ball is rolled.

   Synonym: lane

5. (tennis) The extra area between the sidelines or tramlines on a tennis court that is used for doubles matches.
6. A walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes.
7. A passageway between rows of pews in a church.
8. (perspective drawing) Any passage having the entrance represented as wider than the exit, so as to give the appearance of length.
9. The space between two rows of compositors' stands in a printing office.

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Etymology 2

Diminutive of alabaster, from which they were once made.

Noun

alley (plural alleys)

1. A glass marble or taw.

Anagrams

• elayl, yella

English

Etymology

From Middle English *rodeway, *radewey (attested in radewey-stile (literally “roadway-stile”)), equivalent to road +? way; road had the early sense of "riding" when the compound was formed, thus originally "a way for riding on".

Noun

roadway (plural roadways)

1. A way used as a road.
2. The main or central portion of a road, used by the vehicles.
3. The portion of a bridge or railway used by traffic.

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See also

• verge
• sidewalk