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sniper's alley
noun[ Cusually singular ]
uk /ˌsnaɪ.pəz ˈæl.i/ us /ˌsnaɪ.pɚz ˈæl.i/(alsosniper alley)
(alsoSniper's Alley, Sniper Alley[ U ])
a street or other place in a war that is very dangerous because you could easily get shot if you go there:
It reminded me of the warzone and that sniper's alley we saw on the news.
They were travelling along a road known locally as Sniper Alley.
a situation or period of time that is full of problems or dangers:
Somehow we survived the sniper's alley of high school.
Towards the top of the mountain, mountaineers have to run a sniper's alley of avalanches, falling ice, and deep crevasses.
They were driving through an area nicknamed "Sniper's Alley" when they were fired on.
At age 70, I find myself in a sniper’s alley of heart attacks, strokes, and cancer that are starting to affect my generation.
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