alley (alleys plural )An alley is a narrow passage or street with buildings or walls on both sides. n-count
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blind alley
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bowling alley
alley cat (alley cats plural )An alley cat is a cat that lives in the streets of a town, is rather fierce, and is usually not owned by anyone. n-count
blind alley (blind alleys plural )If you describe a situation as a blind alley, you mean that progress is not possible or that the situation can have no useful results. n-count
(=dead end)
The Internet has proved a blind alley for many firms.
bowling alley (bowling alleys plural )A bowling alley is a building which contains several tracks for bowling. n-count