Definitions for laneleɪn

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

laneleɪn(n.)

  1. a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.

  2. any narrow or well-defined passage, track, channel, or course.

  3. a longitudinally defined part of a highway wide enough to accommodate one vehicle, often set off from adjacent lanes by painted lines.

    Category: Transportation

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

    shipping lanes.

    Category: Transportation

  5. (in a running or swimming race) the marked-off space or path within which a competitor must remain.

    Category: Sport

  6. Category: Sport

    Ref: bowling alley (def. 1).

Origin of lane:

bef. 1000; ME, OE, c. MD lāne lane

laneleɪn(adj.)

  1. Scot.

    Category: Scottish

    Ref: lone

Princeton's WordNet

  1. lane(noun)

    a narrow way or road

  2. lane(noun)

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

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. lane(noun)ɪn

    one section of a wide road or highway

    to move into the fast/slow lane

  2. laneɪn

    a small road in the country

    a quiet country lane

  3. laneɪn

    a route taken by a ship or aircraft

    a shipping lane

  4. laneɪn

    a section of a race track or swimming pool

    He was disqualified for running out of his lane.

Wiktionary

  1. lane(Noun)

    A narrow passageway between fences, walls, hedges or trees

  2. lane(Noun)

    A lengthwise division of roadway intended for a single line of vehicles

  3. lane(Noun)

    A similar division of a racetrack to keep runners apart

  4. lane(Noun)

    A course designated for ships or aircraft

  5. Lane(ProperNoun)

    for someone who lived in a lane.

  6. Lane(ProperNoun)

    anglicised from various surnames.

  7. Lane(ProperNoun)

    transferred from the surnames.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Lane(adj)

    alone

  2. Lane(noun)

    a passageway between fences or hedges which is not traveled as a highroad; an alley between buildings; a narrow way among trees, rocks, and other natural obstructions; hence, in a general sense, a narrow passageway; as, a lane between lines of men, or through a field of ice


Translations for lane

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

lane(noun)

a narrow road or street

a winding lane.

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