alleyway

[US]/'ælɪweɪ/
[UK]/'ælɪ,we/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. narrow passageway between or behind buildings; narrow street; lane; corridor

Example Sentences

Curtains shall be fitted in the messroom and all cabins. Where necessary for safety, e.g. in alleyways and stairs, SUS handrails shall be fitted.

Real-world Examples

Why else would they be down that alleyway?

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

He almost keeps his parents alive by fighting in these alleyways or alleyways, like Crime Alley.

Source: Selected Film and Television News

Harry squinted at the black alleyway.

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Bins overflowed in the streets and alleyways as rubbish wasn't collected.

Source: BBC Reading Classics to Learn Vocabulary

We don't have a lot of alleyways in New York City.

Source: Connection Magazine

Others died alone on sidewalks, in alleyways and in parks around the city.

Source: VOA Special January 2021 Collection

I like cats too.I actually have like eighty of them down in my alleyway.

Source: The Ellen Show

Her shrieks followed them all the way along the twisting alleyway out into bright sunlight.

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

The stag cantered to the end of the alleyway and dissolved into silver mist.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

I'm walking through these little like residential alleyways right now that are super narrow, and still bikes are passing by.

Source: Foreigners traveling in China

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