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Definition of Alley
Alley

A narrow passage; especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes; a bordered way.

A narrow passage or way in a city, as distinct from a public street.

A passageway between rows of pews in a church.

Any passage having the entrance represented as wider than the exit, so as to give the appearance of length.

The space between two rows of compositors' stands in a printing office.

A choice taw or marble.

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Alley Quotations

Back then it was nothing like today. So you'd go to the bowling alley. We bowled and you could be in the back and you could make out, you know? And you know how hot it was to make out.
Steven Tyler

Adam Levine and I remade the Rolling Stones' classic Wild Horses, and it is right up my alley, that whole style. It has a style of its own but still stays very true to the classic arrangement, and I love it.
Alicia Keys

Ronald Reagan gave our party a bowling alley image as opposed to a country club image. We were talking to people who go bowling on Thursday night, and they were understanding what we were saying.
Pete du Pont

The struggle you see in the Republican Party today is the country club Republican versus the bowling alley Republican. Colin Powell brings us back to the country club image. He's an insider. He's a moderate.
Pete du Pont

I like to rebound and do things guards don't normally do... I like to play every game like it's my last; that is right up my alley.
Ann Brown

Alley Translations

alley in Dutch is steeg
alley in French is ruelle
alley in German is Gasse, Weg, Allee {f}, Bahn, Pfad
alley in Italian is viuzza, vicolo


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