Alley

  • 11Alley — Mårten Trotzigs Gränd, 90 cm wide, the narrowest alley in Gamla stan, Stockholm Alley in downtown …

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  • 12alley — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dark, darkened ▪ deserted, empty (esp. AmE) ▪ little, narrow ▪ a maze of narrow alleys …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 13alley — I. /ˈæli / (say alee) noun (plural alleys) 1. a narrow enclosed lane. 2. a narrow backstreet. 3. a walk, enclosed with hedges or shrubbery, in a garden. 4. a long narrow enclosure with a smooth wooden floor for bowling, etc. 5. a two up school… …

  • 14alley — al|ley [ˈæli] n also alleyway [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: alee, from aler to go , from Latin ambulare; AMBLE] 1.) a narrow street between or behind buildings, not usually used by cars ▪ The alley led to the railway bridge. ▪ She found …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15alley */ — UK [ˈælɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms alley : singular alley plural alleys a narrow street or passage between or behind buildings The attack occurred in a dark alley. • be right up someone s alley See: blind alley …

    English dictionary

  • 16alley — al|ley [ æli ] noun count * 1. ) a narrow street or passage between or behind buildings: The attack occurred in a dark alley. 2. ) AMERICAN one of the two narrow areas at either side of a tennis court that are used when four people are playing be …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 17alley — noun (C) 1 a narrow street between or behind buildings 2 right up/down sb s alley AmE very suitable for someone: The job sounds right up your alley. see also: blind alley, bowling alley …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18alley — See: BLIND ALLEY, DOWN ONE S ALLEY or UP ONE S ALLEY …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 19alley — See: BLIND ALLEY, DOWN ONE S ALLEY or UP ONE S ALLEY …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 20alley — I Australian Slang 1. n forte ( It s right up my alley ); 2. two up school, run on organised lines and under strict control; 3. horseracing position at the barrier, drawn by a horse for a race: He went to the front from a wide alley ; 4. large… …

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