alleyway

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/ˈæ.li.weɪ/

noun

A narrow street formed by the proximity of adjacent buildings.

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Meanings

nounalleyway (plural alleyways)

plural alleyways

  1. A narrow street formed by the proximity of adjacent buildings.

    Synonyms: alley, alley, backs, bunnyrun, chare, chore, close, ennog

  2. A passage between two rows of cabins in a ship.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA narrow street formed by the proximity of adjacent buildings.

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alleyalleybacksbunnyruncharechorecloseennogentryfoldgangwaygantgennelginnelgunnelgittygullygullywayhocket

More synonyms by meaning

nouna narrow street with walls on both sides

Similar
alleyback street
Broader
street
Also see
alleyback streetgangwaytwitchelwynd

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From alley + way.

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Translations

French coursive, couloir
  • coursivepassage between cabins
  • couloirpassage between cabins
  • alléepassage between cabins
Polish zaułek
  • zaułekpassage between cabins
Cite this entry
APA

alleyway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alleyway

MLA

“alleyway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alleyway. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alleyway,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alleyway.

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