alleyway

noun

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

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This time, police say Hoang made a break for it, jumping over a fence into an East 19th Street alleyway. Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025 Days later, al-Baba says intelligence agents shifted Hiba to Dar al-Rahma, an orphanage nestled in a Damascus alleyway, so she couldn't be found. Mirna Alrached, NPR, 16 Mar. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for alleyway

Word History

First Known Use

1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
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 1 May. 2025.

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alleyway

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

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