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alley
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)
- 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
- (baseball) The area between the outfielders.
- Synonym: gap
- (bowling) An establishment where bowling is played.
- Synonym: bowling alley
- (bowling) An elongated wooden strip of floor along which a bowling ball is rolled.
- Synonym: lane
- (tennis) 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.
- (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.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
Diminutive of alabaster, from which they were once made.
Noun
alley (plural alleys)
- A glass marble or taw.
Anagrams
- elayl, yella
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walkway
English
Etymology
walk +? way
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?w??k?we?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?w?k?we?/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /?w?k?we?/
Noun
walkway (plural walkways)
- A clearly defined path for pedestrians.
- 2014 July 28, Jeremy Azevedo, "Actually, Comic-Con Is Fucking Awesome", Vice.
- 2014 July 28, Jeremy Azevedo, "Actually, Comic-Con Is Fucking Awesome", Vice.
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