The streets are mean, the temples ineffective, and though a few fine houses exist they are hidden away in gardens or down alleys whose filth deters all but the invited guest.
E. M. Forster, A Passage to India
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Merriam-Webster
— a garden or park walk bordered by trees or bushes
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Macmillan
— a narrow street or passage between or behind buildings
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Collins
— An alley is a narrow passage or street with buildings or walls on both sides.
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1 use of ‘alleys’ in A Passage to India, by E. M. Forster