alley
noun
[ ˈali ]
• a narrow passageway between or behind buildings.
• "he took a short cut along an alley"
Similar:
passage,
passageway,
alleyway,
back alley,
backstreet,
lane,
path,
pathway,
walk,
corridor,
aisle,
arcade,
ginnel,
snicket,
twitten,
twitchel,
vennel,
wynd,
gully,
allée,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French alee ‘walking or passage’, from aler ‘go’, from Latin ambulare ‘to walk’.
alley
noun
• a toy marble made of marble, alabaster, or glass.
Origin:
early 18th century: perhaps a diminutive of alabaster.
