back lane
Behind the buildings
A back lane is a narrow road or alley running behind buildings, typically parallel to a main street.
Back lanes provide service access for deliveries, garbage collection, and parking—functions kept out of sight from the front: Kids used to play in the back lane behind the row houses.
The term is common in British and Canadian English; Americans more often say alley or back alley.
River-smoothed paving stone
- graffitiIllegal surface markings
- garbage binsContainers for refuse
- backdoorHidden bypass mechanism
- clotheslinesCords for air-drying laundry
fences · service road · delivery trucks · pavement · potholes · narrow · brick walls · overgrown
Set apart, private
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
- obscureUnknown to most
- unseenNot perceived visually
- privateRestricted to certain parties
tucked away · off the beaten path · forgotten · neglected · overgrown · quiet · unnoticed · discreet
Route that skirts obstacles
- detourAlternate path around obstruction
- time-saverEfficiency-boosting method
- cut-throughAlternate faster route
- alternative routeSecondary path available
Designated short-term parking
- bin collectionScheduled waste removal service
- parking accessRight to enter garages
cobblestone
River-smoothed paving stone
- graffitiIllegal surface markings
- garbage binsContainers for refuse
- backdoorHidden bypass mechanism
clotheslines · fences · service road · delivery trucks · pavement · potholes · narrow · brick walls · overgrown · dumpsters
secluded
Set apart, private
private · tucked away · off the beaten path · forgotten · neglected · overgrown · quiet · unnoticed · discreet · out of sight
bypass
Route that skirts obstacles
- detourAlternate path around obstruction
- time-saverEfficiency-boosting method
- cut-throughAlternate faster route
loading zone
Designated short-term parking
- bin collectionScheduled waste removal service
- parking accessRight to enter garages
- lanes
back lanehigh street
Town's central shopping road
main road · primary road · thoroughfare · boulevard · main drag
back lanehighway
Major road for travel
motorway · freeway · expressway · interstate · dual carriageway
back, lane, backs, backed, backing, backer, backside, backyard, backward