alley

noun

1. A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots of buildings.

   “The parking lot to my friend's apartment building is in the alley.”

2. baseballThe area between the outfielders.

   “He hit one deep into the alley.”

3. bowlingAn establishment where bowling is played.

4. bowlingAn elongated wooden strip of floor along which a bowling ball is rolled.

5. tennisThe extra area between the sidelines or tramlines on a tennis court that is used for doubles matches.

6. A walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes.

7. A passageway between rows of pews in a church.

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

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

10. A glass marble or taw.

11. A narrow street with walls on both sides

    Similar: alleyway, back street