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alley
noun
a
narrow
passageway
between
or
behind
buildings
,
often
used
as
a
minor
route
for
people
or
small
vehicles
•
We
walked
down
the
dark
alley
to
reach
the
café
more
quickly
.
We
walked
down
the
dark
alley
to
reach
the
café
more
quickly
.
•
A
stray
cat
darted
across
the
alley
behind
the
grocery
store
.
A
stray
cat
darted
across
the
alley
behind
the
grocery
store
.
from
Old
French
alee
“
walk
,
passage
,”
from
the
feminine
past
participle
of
aler
“
to
go
,”
of
Latin
origin
noun
a
building
or
room
with
long
wooden
lanes
where
people
play
ten-pin
bowling
•
On
Saturday
night
,
the
alley
was
crowded
with
laughing
bowlers
.
On
Saturday
night
,
the
alley
was
crowded
with
laughing
bowlers
.
•
They
rented
a
lane
at
the
local
alley
for
Ava's
birthday
party
.
They
rented
a
lane
at
the
local
alley
for
Ava's
birthday
party
.
specialized
U
.
S
.
use
of
alley
‘
passage
’
applied
to
the
long
narrow
lanes
of
early
bowling
houses
in
the
19th
century
noun
in
tennis
,
the
long
narrow
strip
along
each
side
of
the
court
that
is
in-bounds
only
for
doubles
play
•
His
serve
landed
just
inside
the
doubles
alley
,
winning
the
point
.
His
serve
landed
just
inside
the
doubles
alley
,
winning
the
point
.
•
She
drove
a
cross-court
forehand
into
the
alley
and
out
of
reach
.
She
drove
a
cross-court
forehand
into
the
alley
and
out
of
reach
.
extension
of
the
general
sense
‘
narrow
strip
’
to
the
side
sections
of
a
tennis
court
in
the
late
19th
century
valley
noun
a
long
stretch
of
lower
land
between
hills
or
mountains
,
usually
with
a
river
or
stream
running
along
its
bottom
.
•
From
the
cliff
top
we
looked
down
into
the
green
valley
far
below
.
From
the
cliff
top
we
looked
down
into
the
green
valley
far
below
.
•
The
river
winds
through
the
valley
before
reaching
the
sea
.
The
river
winds
through
the
valley
before
reaching
the
sea
.
Old
French
valee
,
from
Latin
vallis
meaning
“
valley
”.
noun
a
period
of
low
activity
,
success
,
or
mood
that
comes
between
higher
,
better
periods
,
often
contrasted
with
a
peak
.
•
After
the
company
hit
a
sales
valley
,
profits
began
to
rise
again
.
After
the
company
hit
a
sales
valley
,
profits
began
to
rise
again
.
•
Everyone
experiences
peaks
and
valleys
in
their
career
.
Everyone
experiences
peaks
and
valleys
in
their
career
.
noun
the
internal
angle
formed
where
two
sloping
sections
of
a
roof
meet
,
which
channels
rainwater
away
.
•
Leaves
had
clogged
the
roof
valley
,
causing
leaks
.
Leaves
had
clogged
the
roof
valley
,
causing
leaks
.
•
Install
flashing
along
the
valley
to
prevent
water
penetration
.
Install
flashing
along
the
valley
to
prevent
water
penetration
.