alleyway

Meanings

• noun

  A narrow passage between two walls or buildings, especially one that provides shortcut between two streets.

  - "The alleyway was dark and eerie."
  - "I took a shortcut through the alleyway."
  - "The cat often wandered in the alleyway."

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Synonyms

alley

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with alleyway
way , day , play , may , stray

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Variants

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alleyway , alleyways

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Etymology

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Old English elgewege, from elg ‘deer’ + weg ‘way’.

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Trivia

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1. An alleyway is sometimes called a 'ginnel' in the north of England.

2. The longest alleyway in the world is the 5.3-mile-long Sukhumvit Soi 77 in Bangkok, Thailand.

3. Alleyways have been used as shortcuts since ancient times, and were often used by merchants to transport goods.

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Related Concepts

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1. passageway: A general term for a narrow way between two places or areas.

2. lane: A narrow road or path, often used for pedestrian or vehicular traffic.

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Culture

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Alleyways have been featured in literature, such as in Charles Dickens' 'Oliver Twist', and in art, like Edgar Degas' painting 'The Absinthe Drinker'. They are often associated with mystery and danger, and can be found in many cities around the world.

How to Memorize "alleyway"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a narrow pathway between two buildings.
   - Visualize the darkness and mystery of an alleyway.
   - Think of the sound of footsteps echoing in an alleyway.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'alleyway' with the image of a dark, narrow passage.
   - Think of the word 'shortcut' when you see or hear the word 'alleyway'.
   - Associate the word 'mystery' with alleyways.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember that an 'alleyway' is a 'way' for 'alleys' (deer).
   - Think of the word 'elg' (deer) in 'elgewege' (alleyway).

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