allée
noun
al·lée
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Definition of allée
: a walkway lined with trees or tall shrubs
Examples of allée in a Sentence
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With its allees of shady trees and easy-to-follow formal layout, the Giardini is the yang to the yin of Venice proper, a maze of passageways, pavement and small piazzas called campi. — Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com, "Column: Letter from Venice: A precarious paradise, engaged in a longtime dialogue with Chicago," 5 July 2019 That motif, plus the accompanying allee with enough space to seat 100 plus people, makes this contemporary backyard a posh party space. — Elle Decor Staff, ELLE Decor, "9 One-Of-A-Kind Backyards," 15 Apr. 2014 The allees have been replanted with 168 native little-leaf linden trees, variety Greenspire, which will be clipped into an aerial hedge. — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, "This is what a $90 million water fountain looks like," 29 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'allée.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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