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alleyway Definition

☆ alley·way (al′ē wā′)

noun

  1. an alley between buildings
  2. any narrow passageway
alleyway Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • cobble: The narrow streets and cobbled alleyways are full of old world charm.
  • twist: I set off down the twisting alleyways of Greenwich Island, searching for the Market.
  • wind: Alternatively, head for the old town's winding alleyways, brimming with traditional bars where you can sample a taste of local life.
  • explore: This morning, you leave Assisi and ride to Spello where you can wander around and explore the alleyways.
  • line: Cobbled alleyways lined with specialist shops include the Church Walks development which mingles the old with the new at the heart of the town.
  • use: A criminal can use the alleyway at the back of a terrace without having to be seen, even in broad daylight.

Preposition: at

  • back: A criminal can use the alleyway at the back of a terrace without having to be seen, even in broad daylight.

Preposition: between

  • house: The narrow alleyways between small houses, arranged higgledy-piggledy fashion, tempt the inquisitive to explore.

Adjective modifier

  • labyrinthine: Her eye for detail makes Miranda an endearing guide to the labyrinthine alleyways of Marrakech.
  • narrow: Examples of stone setts remain in some of the narrow alleyways.
  • dark: You should of course always be careful and avoid dark alleyways at night.
  • nearby: She turned around and tried to fend him off but he struck her on the forehead before running off down a nearby alleyway.
  • tiny: Earlier on he did look a bit lost: There are two massive pots in this tiny alleyway.
  • ancient: The old and new buildings are separated by an ancient alleyway which has reopened as a glazed street called Lancelot's Link.

Noun used with modifier

  • side: Some local authorities have put gates on to some rear and side alleyways.

Preposition: in

  • area: If criminals know the alleyways in an area well, they can also use them as escape routes.

Preposition: of

  • town: Explore the myriad alleyways of the fairytale towns of Strasbourg and Rüdesheim.
  • city: Two orphaned children are on the run, hiding among the crumbling canals and misty alleyways of the city.
  • souks: After the low canopies and narrow alleyways of the souks, to be in a big, open space was a great contrast.

Preposition: with

  • shop: The old town within the Venetian walls is a maze of cobbled alleyways with traditional handicraft shops.