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Backstreet vs Alleyway - What's the difference?

backstreet | alleyway |

As nouns the difference between backstreet and alleyway

is that backstreet is an alternative spelling of lang=en while alleyway is a narrow street formed by the proximity of adjacent buildings.

As an adjective backstreet

is associated with neighborhoods on back streets, often in older neighborhoods, with poorer residents.

backstreet

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Associated with neighborhoods on back streets, often in older neighborhoods, with poorer residents.
  • * {{quote-song
    • , year = 1983 , title = (Uptown Girl) , composer = (Billy Joel) , passage = She's been living in her uptown world / I bet she's never had a backstreet guy / I bet her momma never told her why }}

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • alleyway

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A narrow street formed by the proximity of adjacent buildings.
  • A passage between two rows of cabins in a ship.