alleyway

noun

al·ley·way | \ ˈa-lē-ˌwā

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Definition of alleyway

1 : a narrow passageway

2 : alley sense 3

Examples of alleyway in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The fire started in an alleyway between the two buildings. — BostonGlobe.com, "New England news in brief," 23 Apr. 2021 Inspectors that year also cited the South Pasadena Convalescent Hospital after finding that a 57-year-old resident with a history of mental illness left the building and used gasoline to light herself on fire in a nearby alleyway. — Washington Post, "Profit and pain: How California’s largest nursing home chain amassed millions as scrutiny mounted," 31 Dec. 2020 Standt’s bedroom window looks out on an alleyway between Lemoyne and Logan streets. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, "‘It stood out to me as egregious’: Protesters, others allege LAPD violence at Echo Park sweep," 30 Mar. 2021 Not the way Tre sweetly cradled Ricky’s limp, lifeless body in the alleyway. — Jason Parham, Los Angeles Times, "John Singleton saw a tenderness in Black L.A. that the world refused to look at," 17 Mar. 2021 The two pipe bombs were planted between 7:30 and 8:30 p.m., the FBI said: One was hidden next to a bench outside the DNC headquarters, and the other was placed in an alleyway next to the RNC headquarters. — Joe Walsh, Forbes, "FBI Releases New Video Of ‘Viable’ Pipe Bombs Planted Outside DNC And RNC," 9 Mar. 2021 In 1897, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad Company had acted illegally in extending a track fourteen feet above a Chicago alleyway owned by a man named Warren Springer. — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, "How Much of Your Stuff Belongs to Big Tech?," 8 Mar. 2021 This doesn’t mean wearing a cape and flying into an alleyway to save someone. — Halley Bondy, NBC News, "Breaking the silence: How to talk to your kids about sexual assault, consent," 4 Mar. 2021 Additional footage shows the suspect walking in front of Washington’s Capitol Hill Club, a private club for Republicans, and in an alleyway between the club and the Republican National Committee headquarters. — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, "FBI releases chilling video of pipe bomb suspect near RNC and DNC," 9 Mar. 2021

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“Alleyway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alleyway. Accessed 11 May. 2021.

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alleyway

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English Language Learners Definition of alleyway

: a passage between buildings

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