Definition of ALLEYWAY

alleyway

Plural: alleyways

Noun

  • A narrow passage or lane, especially one between buildings.
  • a narrow street with walls on both sides
  • A narrow street formed by the proximity of adjacent buildings.
  • A passage between two rows of cabins in a ship.

Examples

  • He opened up a new alleyway for scoring with that impressive parallel play.

Origin / Etymology

From alley + way.

Synonyms

alley, back street, alleyway, backs, bunnyrun, chare, chore, close, ennog, entry, fold, gangway, gant, gennel, ginnel, gitty, gully, gullyway, gunnel, hocket, jennel, jigger, jitty, lane, laneway, loke, passage, pend, rabbit run, shut, snickelway, snicket, tenfoot, twitchel, twitten, vennel, wynd

Scrabble Score: 17

alleyway: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
alleyway: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
alleyway: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

alleyway: valid Words With Friends Word