lane
1
[ leyn ]
/ leɪn /
noun
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
any narrow or well-defined passage, track, channel, or course.
a longitudinally marked part of a highway wide enough to accommodate one vehicle, often set off from adjacent lanes by painted lines (often used in combination): a new six-lane turnpike.
a fixed route followed by ocean steamers or airplanes.
(in a running or swimming race) the marked-off space or path within which a competitor must remain during the course of a race.
Origin of lane
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before 1000; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch
laan avenue, Old Norse
lǫn oblong hayrick, row of houses
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH lane
lain laneWords nearby lane
Definition for lane (2 of 3)
Definition for lane (3 of 3)
Lane
[ leyn ]
/ leɪn /
noun
a male given name.
Example sentences from the Web for lane
British Dictionary definitions for lane (1 of 2)
lane
1
/ (leɪn) /
noun
- a narrow road or way between buildings, hedges, fences, etc
- (capital as part of a street name)Drury Lane
- any of the parallel strips into which the carriageway of a major road or motorway is divided
- any narrow well-defined route or course for ships or aircraft
one of the parallel strips into which a running track or swimming bath is divided for races
the long strip of wooden flooring down which balls are bowled in a bowling alley
Word Origin for lane
Old English
lane, lanu, of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch
lāne lane
British Dictionary definitions for lane (2 of 2)
lane
2
/ (leɪn) /
adjective Scot dialect
lone or alone
one's lane or on one's lane
on one's own
Idioms and Phrases with lane
lane
see fast lane; lovers' lane.