Ginnel

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈɡɪnÉ™l/
• Rhymes: -ɪnÉ™l

Alternative forms

• guinnel
• gennel

Full definition of ginnel

Noun

1. (British, especially Yorkshire and Lancashire) A narrow passageway or alley often between terraced houses.
• 1885, Benjamin Brierley, Ab-o'th'-Yate in Yankeeland, page 59:… maks things as pleasant as stondin in a ginnel ov a wyndy neet waitin o'th' sweetheart comin out.
• 1988, Alan Hollinghurst, , Penguin Books 1988, page 169At the end of a short side-street a narrow ginnel with concrete bollards led into the surprisingly wide area in which the blocks of flats stood.

Synonyms

• alley, alleyway, passage, passageway