1 (also alleyway ) a narrow passage behind or between buildings:
a narrow / dark alley * The car was hidden down a narrow alley in the downtown area. * He ran down one of the dark alleys at the back of the shops.
seealsoBLINDALLEY, BOWLINGALLEY
2 (AmE) = TRAMLINES
IDIOMS
(right) up your alley (AmE) = (right) up your street at STREET:
A teaching job would be right up her alley.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is alley a noun, verb, or something else?
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