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alleyway

noun

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

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Video from the nearby Marriott showed Sanchez grabbing and throwing Tole into an alleyway. Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 22 Nov. 2025 The allegations The civil lawsuit alleges the city knew the trucks were dangerous and should not have been using them in narrow alleyways. Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025 Border Patrol was accosted by a hostile crowd that boxed them into a street and alleyway. Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025 Opened in 1892 in an urban alleyway known as West Ogden Place, O'Malley's in the Alley is the second oldest bar in Cincinnati. Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 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 29 Nov. 2025.

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alleyway

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

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