1
: a narrow passageway between fences or hedges
2
: a relatively narrow way or track: such as
a
: an ocean route used by or prescribed for ships
b
: a strip of roadway for a single line of vehicles
c
: air lane
d
: any of several parallel courses on a track or swimming pool in which a competitor must stay during a race
e
: an unmarked lengthwise division of a playing area which defines the playing zone of a particular player
f
: a narrow hardwood surface having pins at one end and a gutter along each side that is used in bowling
g
lane
2 of 2Scottish variant of lone
Examples of lane in a Sentence
Noun
The truck's driver kept changing lanes.
She moved to the outside lane.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 June 2025
The projects on 20th Street and at Grand and Harrison are among a half-dozen separate ongoing construction efforts in Oakland that are all intended to build concrete islands that separate bicycle lanes from the roadway.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 21 June 2025
But a complaint that gets tossed into Honk’s electronic mailbag every now and then is about the lane markings themselves on various highways.
—Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 20 June 2025
The driver was seen on I-84 East prior to Exit 58 just before 11 p.m. allegedly driving erratically in a red Hyundai Elantra going across all three lanes, according to Connecticut State Police.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2025
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Noun
On the road - Drive in the middle lanes and stay on high ground.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 June 2025
The projects on 20th Street and at Grand and Harrison are among a half-dozen separate ongoing construction efforts in Oakland that are all intended to build concrete islands that separate bicycle lanes from the roadway.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 21 June 2025
But a complaint that gets tossed into Honk’s electronic mailbag every now and then is about the lane markings themselves on various highways.
—Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 20 June 2025
The driver was seen on I-84 East prior to Exit 58 just before 11 p.m. allegedly driving erratically in a red Hyundai Elantra going across all three lanes, according to Connecticut State Police.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for lane
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“Lane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lane. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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