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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈleɪn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/leɪn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lān)

lane¹ /leɪn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

a narrow, often winding road in the country.
any narrow or well-defined passage, track, channel, or course:sea lanes.
Transporta part of a highway or road wide enough for one vehicle, often marked off by painted lines.
Sport(in a running or swimming race) the marked-off space or path within which a competitor must remain.

lane¹ (lān),USA pronunciation n.

a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
any narrow or well-defined passage, track, channel, or course.
Transporta 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.
Transporta fixed route followed by ocean steamers or airplanes.
Sport(in a running or swimming race) the marked-off space or path within which a competitor must remain during the course of a race.
SportSee bowling alley (def. 1).

bef. 1000; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch laan avenue, Old Norse lǫn oblong hayrick, row of houses

path.

lane² (lān),USA pronunciation [Scot.]
adj.

Scottish Termslone.

Idioms, Scottish Terms by one's lane. See lonesome (def. 4).

Lane (lān),USA pronunciation n.

a male given name.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

lane /leɪn/ n

a narrow road or way between buildings, hedges, fences, etc
- 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

Etymology: Old English lane, lanu, of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch lāne lane

'lane' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

alley - Angell - bowling alley - crawler lane - fast - fast lane - gutter - hedgerow - inside lane - New Australia - outside - Pitt-Rivers - Rutherford - sea lane - slow - Sound - tenpin bowling - wynd - air lane - alleyway - busway - bylane - carriageway - Catt - crosswalk - cul-de-sac - cut - diamond lane - drang - Drury Lane - express lane - fast track - four-lane - free throw lane - gantlope - high-occupancy vehicle lane - HOV lane - land lane - laura - loan - lonesome - lovers' lane - Lundy's Lane - macfarlane - memory lane - off-ramp - on-ramp - pad - passing lane - path

In Lists: Basketball terms, Residential roads, **All words restudy**, more...

Synonyms: road, path, street, route, strip, more...

Collocations: the [outer, outside, inner, inside] lane (of), the [central, middle] lane of the [highway, freeway], a [four] -lane [highway, freeway], more...

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