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   alley

   /ˈali/

   noun

   • 1. a narrow passageway between or behind buildings: "he took a short cut along an alley"
   • ▪ a path lined with trees, bushes, or stones: "alleys of standing stones"
   • ▪ a long, narrow area in which games such as skittles and bowling are played: "a skittle alley"
   • ▪ either of the two side strips between the singles sideline and the sidelines which count as part of the court in a doubles match.
   • ▪ the area between the outfielders in left-centre or right-centre field.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French alee ‘walking or passage’, from aler ‘go’, from Latin ambulare ‘to walk’.

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