An alley in a formal garden or park, bordered by trees or bushes.
(规整式花园或公园里两旁栽有树或灌木的)小径
Example sentencesExamples
Inside are three full-scale soccer pitches, set off by allées of plane trees like those along the boulevard Port-Royal.
One block from the entrance to the Stade Carpentier is the allée Marc Chagall, a whole row of artists' dwellings.
But then came the Industrial Revolution and mass production, and parterres, allées and garden ornaments again were status symbols.
To one side a hidden pergola overlooks the lake and on the other side an allée of lime trees leads to an oval pool garden.
Placed symbolically in full view at the corner of the administration building on the Charles de Fitte allées, is the ‘tool-box’ of the harmoncian-architect.
Origin
Mid 18th century: French.
Definition of allée in US English:
allée
nounəˈlā
An alley in a formal garden or park, bordered by trees or bushes.
(规整式花园或公园里两旁栽有树或灌木的)小径
Example sentencesExamples
Placed symbolically in full view at the corner of the administration building on the Charles de Fitte allées, is the ‘tool-box’ of the harmoncian-architect.
One block from the entrance to the Stade Carpentier is the allée Marc Chagall, a whole row of artists' dwellings.
But then came the Industrial Revolution and mass production, and parterres, allées and garden ornaments again were status symbols.
Inside are three full-scale soccer pitches, set off by allées of plane trees like those along the boulevard Port-Royal.
To one side a hidden pergola overlooks the lake and on the other side an allée of lime trees leads to an oval pool garden.