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Meanings of
alley
in English
Portuguese
beco
Catalan
carreró
Back to the meaning
A narrow street with walls on both sides.
alleyway
back street
Portuguese
beco
A lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins.
bowling alley
skittle alley
Usage of
alley
in English
1
He saw no point in following the service
alley
left or right.
2
The crash had fallen in the
alley
of poplars along the road.
3
Linking the Iran issue to Israel leads us down a blind
alley
.
4
The
alley
door was open and in it stood the Senior Second.
5
The stock-room was in the rear, the large windows overlooking an
alley
.
6
For a moment he paused in the shadows of the
alley
listening.
7
There was a way out by the
alley
;
he well knew it.
8
In the darkness of the
alley
George said to Marguerite, feigning irritation:
9
Leesil came off the far wall, body whirling across the
alley
floor.
10
Soon they left the avenue and were lost in a green
alley
.
11
The
alley
from the gate ran on between houses abutting the towers.
12
The tenants used the side door that let into the brick-paved
alley
.
13
I just wondered if you saw anyone in the
alley
yesterday morning.
14
Both of them walked along the
alley
for a time in silence.
15
He would convey the treasure there and drop it into the
alley
.
16
So far as the law went he was in a blind
alley
.
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alley
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
narrow alley
dark alley
blind alley
little alley
reach the alley
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Translations for
alley
Portuguese
beco
ruela
aléia
Catalan
carreró
Alley
through the time
Alley
across language varieties
Canada
Common
United States of America
Less common
Australia
Less common
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