Ginnel vs. Alley — What's the Difference?

A narrow passageway or alley often between terraced houses.

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.

A narrow street or passageway between or behind city buildings.

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

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

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

A large playing marble, often used as the shooter.

A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots of buildings.

(baseball) The area between the outfielders.

(bowling) An establishment where bowling is played.

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

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

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

A passageway between rows of pews in a church.

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

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

A glass marble or taw.

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

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

A passageway between rows of pews in a church.

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

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

A choice taw or marble.

A narrow street with walls on both sides

A lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins