alleys
Narrow urban throughways
Alleys is the plural of alley—narrow passages between or behind buildings, or lanes for bowling.
Back alleys suggest hidden urban spaces, often seedy: drug deals in back alleys.
A bowling alley contains multiple alleys.
Right up my alley means suited to one's interests or abilities.
Illegal surface markings
- dumpsterCommercial refuse container
- streetlightRoadside illumination fixture
- trashDiscarded worthless material
- brickFired clay building unit
puddle · shortcut · shadow · dead-end · stoop · manhole · drain · rats
Designated travel strip
- passagewayEnclosed route between spaces
- walkwayPath for foot traffic
- bywayMinor secondary route
- footpathRoute for pedestrians
corridor · backstreet · close · cut-through · mews · arcade · courtyard
graffiti
Illegal surface markings
- dumpsterCommercial refuse container
- streetlightRoadside illumination fixture
- trashDiscarded worthless material
brick · puddle · shortcut · shadow · dead-end · stoop · manhole · drain · rats · litter
lane
Designated travel strip
- passagewayEnclosed route between spaces
- walkwayPath for foot traffic
- bywayMinor secondary route
footpath · corridor · backstreet · close · cut-through · mews · arcade · courtyard
pins
Pointed sewing fasteners
gutter · frame · ball · shoes · split · league · roll · hook · tenpin · approach
shadowy
Obscured by darkness
covert · intrigue · clandestine · rendezvous · ambush · lurking · detective · witness · getaway · pursuit
- Old Towncobblestone streets, cobblestone street, cobblestones, market square, town square
- old townscobblestones, narrow streets, town square, town squares, medieval streets
- side streetsbackstreet, side road, byway, lane, laneway
- urban neighborhoodsboutiques, galleries, row houses, cafes, bungalows
- medinasouk, hammam, hammams, bazaar, kasbah
- mohalla featureslanes, courtyards, gates, wells
alleysmain roads
Principal streets for traffic
highways · boulevards · main streets · avenues · thoroughfares
alleysplazas
Public open squares
squares · piazzas · town squares · public squares · open spaces
- 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