lane
noun
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Definition of lane
(Entry 1 of 3)
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 : free throw lane
lane
Definition of lane (Entry 2 of 3)
Scottish variant of lone
Lane
biographical name
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Definition of Lane (Entry 3 of 3)
Edward William 1801–1876 English orientalist
Examples of lane in a Sentence
Noun
The truck's driver kept changing lanes. She moved to the outside lane.Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Route 6 is a two-lane road that is not divided, Wellfleet Lieutenant Michael P. Hurley said in an e-mail. — Lucas Phillips, BostonGlobe.com, "Head-on collision on Route 6 in Wellfleet leaves two hospitalized," 14 July 2018 But Cobb wants to expand and add a 25-yard, three-lane shooting range as the business relocates to one of the two new commercial buildings going up as part of the Palumbo development. — Erin Sauder, Elgin Courier-News, "East Dundee to get another gun range," 13 July 2018 Behind us, the traffic moving along the two-lane highway slowed to a stop. — Jeff Johnson, Outside Online, "Jeff Johnson on the First Time He Saved a Life," 11 July 2018 Meantime, noise barriers already in southern Broward could be expanded or modified for an I-95 and I-595 express-lane project. — Marci Shatzman, Sun-Sentinel.com, "New I-95 sound walls rising from Boca Raton to Deerfield Beach," 6 July 2018 Pine plantations stand sentinel along two-lane roads where cows graze next to one-room churches. — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Wisconsin's highest point - Timm's Hill - is a quiet escape away from everything," 5 July 2018 Behind us lies the busy, four-lane Engle Road, with a subdivision on the other side. — Joseph Dits, Post-Tribune, "Fort Wayne builds berm to keep Asian carp out of Great Lakes," 3 July 2018 Turn left and cross the one-lane bridge over the river and continue past Coloma Resort (on the right) to Bayne Road. — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, "Sunday getaway to Coloma," 1 July 2018 The townspeople of Long Grove, Illinois in suburban Chicago spent years debating whether to save or demolish the old one-lane covered bridge that spanned Buffalo Creek. — Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, "Town tried to protect old bridge with a landmark status. Then this truck came along," 29 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lane.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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lane
noun
English Language Learners Definition of lane
: a narrow road or path
: a part of road that is marked by painted lines and that is for a single line of vehicles
: a narrow part of a track or swimming pool that is used by a single runner or swimmer in a race
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lane
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Kids Definition of lane
1 : a narrow path or road (usually between fences, hedges, or buildings)
2 : a special route (as for ships)
3 : a strip of road used for a single line of traffic
4 : a long narrow wooden floor used for bowling
5 : a narrow course of a track or swimming pool in which a competitor must stay during a race
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