alleyway

See also: alley

English

An alleyway between houses

Ottawa alleyway

Etymology

From alley +‎ way.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ.li.weɪ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

alleyway (plural alleyways)

1. A narrow street formed by the proximity of adjacent buildings.

   Synonyms: alley; see also Thesaurus:alley

2. A passage between two rows of cabins in a ship.

Derived terms

• alleywayed
• back alleyway
• passageway
• snickelway

Translations

narrow street — see alley

passage between cabins

• French: coursive (fr) f, couloir (fr) m, allée (fr) f

Further reading

• “alleyway”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.