noun
pl. -·leys- a lane in a garden or park, bordered by trees or shrubs
- a narrow street or walk, specif., a lane behind or alongside a row of buildings or between two rows of buildings that face on adjacent streets
- Baseball the part of the outfield between center field and either left field or right fieldalso power alley
- Bowling lane (senses & )
- Tennis either of the narrow lanes, on opposite sides of the court, that extend the singles area for playing doubles
Origin of alley
Middle English aly from Old French alee from aler (Fr aller), to go from Medieval Latin alare, contr. from Classical Latin ambulare, to walk: see amblealley Idioms
up someone's alley
Slang suited to someone's tastes or abilities
