Found 3 items, similar to alley.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: alley
gang, lorong
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: alley
alley
n 1: a narrow street with walls on both sides [syn:
alleyway,
back street
]
2: a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins [syn:
bowling alley,
skittle alley]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Alley
Alley
\Al"ley\, n.; pl.
Alleys. [OE. aley, alley, OF. al['e]e,
F. all['e]e, a going, passage, fr. OE. aler, F. aller, to go;
of uncertain origin: cf. Prov. anar, It. andare, Sp. andar.]
1. A narrow passage; especially a walk or passage in a garden
or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes; a bordered
way.
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I know each lane and every alley green. --Milton.
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2. A narrow passage or way in a city, as distinct from a
public street. --Gay.
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3. A passageway between rows of pews in a church.
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4. (Persp.) Any passage having the entrance represented as
wider than the exit, so as to give the appearance of
length.
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5. The space between two rows of compositors' stands in a
printing office.
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Alley
\Al"ley\, n.; pl.
Alleys. [A contraction of alabaster,
of which it was originally made.]
A choice taw or marble. --Dickens.
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