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Driveway vs. Alley — What's the Difference?

Driveway vs. Alley — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Driveway and Alley

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Driveway

A driveway (also called drive in UK English) is a type of private road for local access to one or a small group of structures, and is owned and maintained by an individual or group. Driveways rarely have traffic lights, but some that bear heavy traffic, especially those leading to commercial businesses and parks, do.

Alley

An alley or alleyway is a narrow lane, path, or passageway, often reserved for pedestrians, which usually runs between, behind, or within buildings in the older parts of towns and cities. It is also a rear access or service road (back lane), or a path, walk, or avenue (French allée) in a park or garden.A covered alley or passageway, often with shops, may be called an arcade.

Driveway

A private road that connects a house, garage, or other building with the street.

Alley

A narrow street or passageway between or behind city buildings.

Driveway

A short private road that leads to a house or garage.
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Alley

A path between flower beds or trees in a garden or park.

Driveway

(US) A road that enters or circulates through a defined area, such as an institution, compound, land area, etc., for the purpose of private access, maintenance, or security.

Alley

A straight narrow course or track, especially a bowling alley.

Driveway

A passage or way along or through which a carriage may be driven.

Alley

Either of the parallel lanes at the sides of a tennis court, which widen the inbounds area for doubles play.

Driveway

A road leading up to a private house;
They parked in the driveway

Alley

A large playing marble, often used as the shooter.

Alley

A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots of buildings.
The parking lot to my friend's apartment building is in the alley.

Alley

(baseball) The area between the outfielders.
He hit one deep into the alley.

Alley

(bowling) An establishment where bowling is played.

Alley

(bowling) An elongated wooden strip of floor along which a bowling ball is rolled.

Alley

(tennis) The extra area between the sidelines or tramlines on a tennis court that is used for doubles matches.

Alley

A walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes.

Alley

A passageway between rows of pews in a church.

Alley

(perspective drawing) Any passage having the entrance represented as wider than the exit, so as to give the appearance of length.

Alley

The space between two rows of compositors' stands in a printing office.

Alley

A glass marble or taw.

Alley

A narrow passage; especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes; a bordered way.
I know each lane and every alley green.

Alley

A narrow passage or way in a city, as distinct from a public street.

Alley

A passageway between rows of pews in a church.

Alley

Any passage having the entrance represented as wider than the exit, so as to give the appearance of length.

Alley

The space between two rows of compositors' stands in a printing office.

Alley

A choice taw or marble.

Alley

A narrow street with walls on both sides

Alley

A lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins

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