Definition of alley Alley

/æˈli/ - [atlee] - al•ley

We found 17 definitions of alley from 6 different sources.

What does alley mean?

Noun Plural: alleys
alley - a narrow street with walls on both sides
		alleyway, back street
alley - a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins
		bowling alley, skittle alley
		lane a narrow way or road
		bowling equipment equipment used in bowling

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alley (Noun)
A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildings.
alley (Noun)
The area between the outfielders, the gap.
alley (Noun)
An establishment where bowling is played; bowling alley .
alley (Noun)
The extra area between the sidelines or tramlines on a tennis court that is used for doubles matches.
alley (Noun)
A glass marble or taw.

alley (n.)
A narrow passage; especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes; a bordered way.
alley (n.)
A narrow passage or way in a city, as distinct from a public street.
alley (n.)
A passageway between rows of pews in a church.
alley (n.)
Any passage having the entrance represented as wider than the exit, so as to give the appearance of length.
alley (n.)
The space between two rows of compositors' stands in a printing office.
alley (n.)
A choice taw or marble.

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

alley
al′li, n. a walk in a garden or shrubbery: a passage in a city narrower than a street: a long narrow enclosure for playing at bowls or skittles:—pl. All′eys. [O. Fr. alee (Fr. allée), a passage, from aller, to go, O. Fr. aner, most prob. from L. adnāre, to go to by water, or aditāre, adīre.]
alley
Ally, al′li, n. a name given by boys to a choice taw or large marble. [Contraction of alabaster, of which it was originally made.]

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