Courtyard vs Alley - What's the difference?
courtyard | alley |
an area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings
A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildings.
(baseball) The area between the outfielders, the gap.
(bowling) An establishment where bowling is played; bowling alley.
(tennis) The extra area between the sidelines or tramlines on a tennis court that is used for doubles matches.
A walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes.
* Milton
A passageway between rows of pews in a church.
(perspective drawing) Any passage having the entrance represented as wider than the exit, so as to give the appearance of length.
The space between two rows of compositors' stands in a printing office.
As nouns the difference between courtyard and alley
is that courtyard is an area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings while alley is a narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildings or alley can be a glass marble or taw.courtyard
English
(wikipedia courtyard)Noun
(en noun)- She sat in the courtyard , enjoying the garden.
See also
* atrium * forecourt * court * yardalley
English
(wikipedia alley)Etymology 1
(etyl) and (etyl) alee, feminine of .Noun
(en noun)- The parking lot to my friend's apartment building is in the alley .
- He hit one deep into the alley .
- I know each lane and every alley green.