allée

Definitions of allée
  1. noun
    a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site)
    synonyms: passage
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    type of:
    passage
    a passage between rooms or between buildings
  2. noun
    a path set aside for walking
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    types:
    promenade publique, rue piétonnière, zone piétonnière
    a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
    trottoir
    walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
    esplanade
    a long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for walking beside the seashore
    type of:
    voie
    a way especially designed for a particular use
  3. noun
    a wide street or thoroughfare
    synonyms: avenue, boulevard
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    type of:
    rue
    a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
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