Alley cropping
a method of planting in which rows of trees are interspersed with rows of crops, improving the soil and providing nutrients, particularly nitrogen, to the crops.
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- Alley gate
noun a metal spiked gate erected behind a terrace of houses to deter burglars Historical Examples He had stepped outside to find one Smooth Crumbaugh leaning upon the alley gate. Those Times And These Irvin S. Cobb When she got back to the kitchen door she heard Jack closing the alley gate. The Hoosier School-boy […]
- Alley light
a searchlight mounted on a public-safety vehicle or other motor vehicle for sideways lighting.
- Alley-oop
(used as a shout of encouragement, exhortation, or the like, especially when coordinating efforts to lift a heavy object.) Basketball. a quick-score play in which a high, arching pass is made to a teammate close to the basket, who leaps to catch the ball and in midair drops or stuffs it through the basket. interjection […]
- Alleyway
an or lane. a narrow passageway. Contemporary Examples As they began to chase him down an alleyway, Diaz ran toward the front of an apartment building. Amid Days of Riots, Residents Wonder If Anaheim is Most Dangerous Place on Earth Maria Elena Fernandez July 25, 2012 After sneaking through a tunnel, the mark emerges in […]
- Alley-way
an or lane. a narrow passageway. Historical Examples By means of an alley-way they headed him off, and lying in ambush, sprang out upon his approach, and flung themselves toward him. Shadow, the Mysterious Detective Police Captain Howard After supper they all sit about the kitchen or in the alley-way, chatting, smoking. In Madeira Place […]