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Alley Definitions:
- Alley (Private Thoroughfare):
- A privately maintained thoroughfare, tract, or easement.
- Typically narrower than a street and provides access to the rear boundary of one or more lots.
- Not intended for general traffic circulation but serves as access for property owners to reach garages, parking spaces, or rear entrances.
- Alley (Public Road):
- A narrow public road, usually single lane.
- Typically found between rows of houses or buildings.
- Used for various purposes such as access for garbage pickup, deliveries, or utility maintenance.
- May not be suitable for regular traffic circulation and often has limited or restricted vehicle use.
- Alley (Mechanical Engineering):
- A groove or channel cut into a block of metal.
- Used as a track along which ball bearings or a rod can slide.
- Also known as “shaft alley” in some contexts, particularly in marine engineering.
See Related Term:
- Shaft Alley