allée

noun

Definition of alléenext
as in walkway

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  1. walkway
  2. colonnade
  3. alameda
Noun
  • For all other beaches and harbors, shallow with minor to moderate sea- water flooding will likely impact beaches and walkways, especially with the Sunday morning high tide which could cause local damage to most vulnerable locations such as Venice.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Sprinklers that operate during periods of heavy pedestrian traffic may unnecessarily increase the risk of someone encountering a wet or slippery walkway.
    — Christyne D. Santisteban, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of walkway
Noun
  • Set the scene Right away, there's a sense of arrival reminiscent of a city chic hotel with a grand lobby entry distinguished by a long, arched colonnade comprised of iron ceiling panels with a grapevine-like pattern.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • He's paved over much of the Rose Garden, splashed gold all over the Oval Office, including a sign outside and redone the colonnade.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of colonnade
Noun
  • Or are Allende’s grandes alamedas still beckoning all these years later?
    — Ariel Dorfman, The New York Review of Books, 31 Aug. 2023
Definition of alameda
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“Allée.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all%C3%A9e. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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