Definition of alleyway
1 : a narrow passageway
2 : alley 3
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And crowds are lining up in the narrow alleyway outside the restaurant for extravagantly flavored dishes that transcend their humble roots.
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About 5:30 p.m. that day, two teens, ages 16 and 17, were walking with two other people down an alleyway of 59th Street.
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Mosul’s Old City is an ancient district of narrow alleyways and tightly packed homes where the U.N. estimates more than 100,000 people are being held by IS.
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Chiao thinks there could be interesting applications in places solar panels wouldn’t make sense, for instance, harnessing the wind that whips through alleyways or under bridges.
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First Known Use of alleyway
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ALLEYWAY Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of alleyway for English Language Learners
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: a passage between buildings
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