"alleyway" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæ.li.weɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-alleyway.wav Forms: alleyways [plural]
Etymology: From alley + way. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|alley|way}} alley + way Head templates: {{en-noun}} alleyway (plural alleyways)
  1. A narrow street formed by the proximity of adjacent buildings. Categories (topical): Roads Synonyms: alley, alley
    Sense id: en-alleyway-en-noun-C45Er0JU Disambiguation of Roads: 80 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 60 40
  2. A passage between two rows of cabins in a ship. Translations (passage between cabins): coursive [feminine] (French), couloir [masculine] (French), allée [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-alleyway-en-noun-xCO8dW2w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of 'passage between cabins': 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: alleywayed, back alleyway, snickelway

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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        "A narrow street formed by the proximity of adjacent buildings."
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          "sense": "passage between cabins",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        }
      ]
    }
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    {
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        ],
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          "cabin"
        ],
        [
          "ship",
          "ship"
        ]
      ]
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      "sense": "passage between cabins",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "coursive"
    },
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    }
  ],
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