alley
Narrow urban corridor
An alley is a narrow passage between or behind buildings, typically in urban areas.
Alleys provide service access, shortcuts, or space for garbage collection: We cut through the alley to save time.
In bowling, the alley is the lane down which the ball rolls.
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Designated travel strip
- passagewayEnclosed route between spaces
- corridorEnclosed connecting walkway
- walkwayPath for foot traffic
- pathwayDesignated route for travel
thoroughfare · backstreet · side street · byway · gangway · arcade · channel · conduit
Designated travel strip
- pinsPointed sewing fasteners
- gutterEdge channel for runoff
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- spareHeld in reserve
ball return · pinsetter · frame · foul line · ten-pin · candlepin · duckpin
Minor road, secondary
- dumpsterCommercial refuse container
- graffitiIllegal surface markings
- fire escapeOutdoor emergency exit route
- stray catHomeless roaming feline
trash can · loading dock · service entrance · streetlight · drain · gutter · puddle · manhole
Alternate faster route
Obscured by darkness
- secretiveInclined to conceal
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- hiddenKept out of sight
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
lurking · suspicious · detective · noir · intrigue · rendezvous · stakeout · escape route
Uncomfortably lacking space
- constrictedMade narrower by pressure
- tightFirmly stretched or fitting
- slimThin or meager
- slenderThin and graceful
squeezed · restricted · confined · pinched · compressed · tapered · winding · shadowy
lane
Designated travel strip
- passagewayEnclosed route between spaces
- corridorEnclosed connecting walkway
- walkwayPath for foot traffic
pathway · thoroughfare · backstreet · side street · byway · gangway · arcade · channel · conduit · gallery
lane
Designated travel strip
spare · ball return · pinsetter · frame · foul line · ten-pin · candlepin · duckpin
backstreet
Minor road, secondary
- dumpsterCommercial refuse container
- graffitiIllegal surface markings
- fire escapeOutdoor emergency exit route
stray cat · trash can · loading dock · service entrance · streetlight · drain · gutter · puddle · manhole · brick wall
cut-through
Alternate faster route
crosscut · quick route · passage · connector
shadowy
Obscured by darkness
- secretiveInclined to conceal
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- hiddenKept out of sight
concealed · lurking · suspicious · detective · noir · intrigue · rendezvous · stakeout · escape route · chase
cramped
Uncomfortably lacking space
- constrictedMade narrower by pressure
- tightFirmly stretched or fitting
- slimThin or meager
slender · squeezed · restricted · confined · pinched · compressed · tapered · winding · shadowy · cobblestone
- public spacespark, plaza, street, city parks, public parks
- local placesneighborhood, suburb, village, borough, township
- Old Towncobblestone streets, cobblestone street, cobblestones, market square, town square
- pathwayspathway, trails, footpaths, walkways, track
- spacesspace, alcove, compartment, corner, place
- streetsstreet, road, sidewalk, sidewalks, pavement
alleyboulevard
Broad, tree-lined street
highway · avenue · thoroughfare · freeway · arterial road
alleyblockade
Sealing off a place
open space · public square · plaza · dead end · barrier
- bowling alleyPin-knocking establishment
- back alleyPassage behind buildings
- dark alleyUnlit narrow passage
- alley catHomeless urban feline
- alley oopAerial pass-to-dunk maneuver
- blind alleyPassage without outlet
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