1. a narrow street or passageway between or behind buildings
2. a long narrow area in a bowling alley where the ball is rolled

Examples

• The cat ran down the dark alley behind the restaurant.
• We walked through a narrow alley to reach the main street.
• The bowling ball rolled straight down the alley toward the pins.
• She found a shortcut through the alley between the two buildings.
• The alley was too narrow for cars to pass through.
• He scored a strike on alley number seven.
• Trash cans lined both sides of the brick alley.