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lane

lane


lane  (ln)
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.

[Middle English, from Old English.]


lane  /len/  n. 1 a short street, often narrow with little traffic: They live on a little country lane outside of town. 2 one of several paths marked by painted lines on a highway: He drives slowly in the right lane of the highway. 3 one pathway in a swimming pool or bowling alley: The swimmer in lane four won the race. See: street, USAGE NOTE.

Thesaurus: lane 1 a country road, narrow path, byway. lane

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