alleyway

noun

al·​ley·​way ˈa-lē-ˌwā How to pronounce alleyway (audio)
1
: a narrow passageway
2

Examples of alleyway in a Sentence

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Courtesy of Visit Malta A stroll through Valletta’s alleyways, lined with traditional gallarija (ornate closed wooden balconies), is to travel back in time. AFAR Media, 21 Mar. 2025 College officials later banned protests in the alleyway and put in place restrictions on public demonstrations. Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 13 Mar. 2025 The shooting was reported around 1:20 p.m. near 30th and Market streets in an alleyway about a block away from Kimbrough Elementary School, Officer Colin Steinbroner said. Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025 The current parents were nostalgic for their own alleyway childhoods. Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for alleyway

Word History

First Known Use

1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of alleyway was in 1788

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“Alleyway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alleyway. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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alleyway

noun
al·​ley·​way ˈal-ē-ˌwā How to pronounce alleyway (audio)

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