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Lane

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Noun

1. lane

a narrow way or road

2. lane

a well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Lane

see synonyms of lane
noun
1. 
a. 
a narrow road or way between buildings, hedges, fences, etc
b. 
(capital as part of a street name)
Drury Lane
2. 
a. 
any of the parallel strips into which the carriageway of a major road or motorway is divided
b. 
any narrow well-defined route or course for ships or aircraft
3. 
one of the parallel strips into which a running track or swimming bath is divided for races
4. 
the long strip of wooden flooring down which balls are bowled in a bowling alley
adjective Scottish dialect
1. 
lone or alone
2.  one's lane

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Lane

see synonyms of lane
noun
1. 
a narrow way between hedges, walls, buildings, etc.; narrow country road or city street
2. 
any narrow way, as an opening in a crowd of people
3. 
a. 
a path or route designated, as for reasons of safety, for ships or aircraft
b.  US
a marked strip of road wide enough for a single line of cars, trucks, etc.
4. 
any of the parallel courses marked off for contestants in a race
5.  Basketball
free throw lane
6.  Bowling
a. 
a long, narrow strip of highly polished wood, along which the balls are rolled; alley
b.  [usually pl.]
a bowling establishment
adjective
Scottish
lone

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Lane

see synonyms of lane
n.
1.
a. A narrow country road.
b. A narrow way or passage between walls, hedges, or fences.
2. A narrow passage, course, or track, especially:
a. A prescribed course for ships or aircraft.
b. A strip delineated on a street or highway to accommodate a single line of vehicles: a breakdown lane; an express lane.
c. Sports One of a set of parallel courses marking the bounds for contestants in a race, especially in swimming or track.
d. Sports A wood-surfaced passageway or alley along which a bowling ball is rolled.
e. Sports An unmarked lengthwise area of a playing field or ice rink viewed as the main playing area for a particular position, such as a wing in soccer.
f. Basketball The rectangular area marked on a court from the end line to the foul line.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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