Laneway vs Alley - What's the difference?
laneway | alley |
(Canada) A narrow roadway; a lane
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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 laneway and alley
is that laneway is a narrow roadway; a lane 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.laneway
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(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.