Movatterモバイル変換

[0]ホーム
URL:

Jump to content
WiktionaryThe Free Dictionary
Search

alley

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also:Alley

English

[edit]
EnglishWikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
Analley inPrague, Czech Republic

Pronunciation

[edit]

Etymology 1

[edit]

FromMiddle Englishaleye, fromAnglo-Normanaleie, feminine ofalé, past participle ofaler(“to go”) (Frenchaller).Doublet ofallée.

Noun

[edit]

alley (pluralalleys)

  1. A narrowstreet orpassageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots of buildings.
    Synonyms:alleyway;see alsoThesaurus:alley
    The parking lot to my friend's apartment building is in thealley.
  2. (baseball) The area between theoutfielders.
    Synonym:gap
    He hit one deep into thealley.
  3. (bowling) An establishment where bowling is played.
    Synonym:bowling alley
  4. (bowling) An elongated wooden strip of floor along which abowling ball is rolled.
    Synonym:lane
  5. (tennis) The extra area between the sidelines ortramlines on atennis court that is used for doubles matches.
  7. A walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes.
  8. A passageway between rows ofpews in achurch.
  9. (perspective drawing) Any passage having the entrance represented as wider than the exit, so as to give the appearance of length.
  10. The space between two rows ofcompositors'stands in aprinting office.
  11. (informal, rare) Agroup ofclowns;thecollective noun for clowns.
    • 2017, Charles William Jefford,Academia Nuts, page78:
      […]alley of clowns had sprung like a fungus growth from the dung heap of the First World War.
    • 2021, T. K. Wrathbone,All Clowns Must Die!:
      “[…] Something must've happened to him when he was little.”
      “Which would give him a reason to hate them,” Oliver replied and was pushed aside by analley of clowns. “Hey!”
      “Sorry, kid. Didn't see you there,” one clown called over.
Derived terms
[edit]
Translations
[edit]
narrow street
passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees

Etymology 2

[edit]

Diminutive ofalabaster, from which they were once made.

Noun

[edit]

alley (pluralalleys)

  1. Amarble(small ball used in games).
Derived terms
[edit]

Anagrams

[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=alley&oldid=89517172"
Categories:
Hidden categories:
[8]ページ先頭
©2009-2026 Movatter.jp