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   lane

   /leɪn/

   noun

   • 1. a narrow road, especially in a rural area: "she drove along the winding lane" Similar byroadbywaypathpathwayfootpathwaytowpathtrailtrackroadstreetalleyalleywayroadwaypassagethoroughfarebridlewaybridle pathvennelginnelsnickettwittentwitchelwyndtrace
   • ▪ an urban street: "Park Lane"
   • 2. a division of a road marked off with painted lines and intended to separate single lines of traffic according to speed or direction: "the car moved into the outside lane" Similar trackstripwaycoursechannelroad division
   • ▪ each of a number of parallel strips of track or water for runners, rowers, or swimmers in a race: "she went into the final in lane three" Similar trackstripwaycoursechannelroad division
   • ▪ a route prescribed for or regularly followed by ships or aircraft: "the shipping lanes of the South Atlantic"
   • ▪ (in tenpin bowling) a long, narrow strip of floor down which the ball is bowled: "a maximum of six people can play on a lane at any one time"
   • ▪ each of a number of notional parallel strips in the gel of an electrophoresis plate, occupied by a single sample: "DNA from various sources is placed in separate lanes on an electrophoretic gel"
   • ▪ a dark streak or band which shows up against a bright background, especially in a spiral galaxy: "the innermost dust lane is dense enough to absorb some infrared"

   Word Origin Old English, related to Dutch laan; of unknown ultimate origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. laned adjective

   Scrabble Points: 4

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLANE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • English (US)

     LANE meaning: 1. a narrow road in the countryside or in a...

   • Znaczenie Lane, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     lane definicja: 1. a narrow road in the countryside or in a...

   • Lane: German Translation

     LANE translate: der Weg, die Gasse, die Fahrspur, die...

   • Lane: Malay Translation

     lane translate: lorong, Lorong, lorong, laluan. Learn more...

   • Lane: Thai Translation

     lane translate: ซอย, ชื่อซอย, ช่องทางเดินรถ,...

   • Lane: Catalan Translation

     lane translate: carril, camí, carrer. Learn more in the...

   • Lane: Russian Translation

     LANE translate: полоса движения, ряд , узкая улочка,...

   • Lane: Japanese Translation

     LANE translate: 車線, 小道, （トラック競技、競馬などの）コース, 車線（しゃせん）,...

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   a 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. a fixed route followed by ocean steamers or airplanes.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLANE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › laneLane - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A lane is a relatively narrow street or road. Most country lanes never get backed up with rush hour traffic. There's the kind of lane that meanders through wooded, hilly countryside, and then there's the lane that's one particular row of traffic on the a busier road.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › laneLane - definition of lane by The Free Dictionary

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   A lane is a narrow road, way, or passage, or a part of a larger road or track. Learn the different meanings and uses of lane in various contexts, such as sports, transportation, and geography.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionlane noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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