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alley (iou)



alley noun1. ['ali] LME.
[Old French alee (mod. ALLeE) walking, passage, from aler (mod. aller) go, from Latin ambulare to walk.]
A passageway in or into a house. LME-E17.
A walk or passage in a garden, park, etc., usu. bordered by trees or bushes; an avenue. LME.
A passage between buildings; a narrow street, a lane. LME.
blind alley: see BLIND adjective. up one's alley colloq. = down one's street s.v. STREET noun.
b. A back-lane running parallel with a main street. US. E18.
A passage between the rows of pews or seats in a church (= AISLE 3). Now dial. LME.
An enclosure for skittles, bowling, etc. L15.
A passage or free space between two lines of any kind. M18.
Comb.: alley cat (chiefly N. Amer.) a stray town cat; alleyway a narrow passage.
alleyed adjective laid out as an alley, or with alleys LME.