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lane en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /leɪn/ (UK, US)
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Etymology

From Middle English lane, lone, from Old English lanu (“a lane, alley, avenue”), from Proto-West Germanic *lanu, from Proto-Germanic *lanō (“lane, passageway”). Cognate with Scots lone (“cattle-track, by-road”), West Frisian leane, loane (“a walkway, avenue”), Dutch laan (“alley, avenue”), German Low German Lane, Laan (“lane”), Swedish lån (“covered walkway encircling a house”), Icelandic lön (“a row of houses”).

Meanings

1. (used in street names) A road, street, or similar thoroughfare.
   • Penny Lane
2. A narrow passageway between fences, walls, hedges or trees.
   • There's a shortcut to the shops through this leafy lane.
   • Tell her how the IRA made you run like hell away / From the green and lovely lanes of Killashandra. c. 1930, Dominic Behan, “Come Out Ye Black and Tans”performed by The Wolfe Tones:
3. A narrow road, as in the country.
4. A lengthwise division of roadway intended for a single line of vehicles.
   • the exit lane
   • We were held up by a truck in the middle lane of the freeway.
   • Drivers should overtake in the outside lane
5. A similar division of a racetrack to keep runners apart.
   • There are eight lanes on an Olympic running track.
6. A similar division of a swimming pool using lines of coloured floats to keep swimmers apart.
   • a swimming lane
7. Any of a number of parallel tracks or passages.
   • the checkout lanes in a supermarket
8. A course designated for ships or aircraft.
   • shipping lane
9. An elongated wooden strip of floor along which a bowling ball is rolled.
   • We booked a couple of lanes at the bowling alley.
10. An empty space in the tableau, formed by the removal of an entire row of cards.
11. Any of the parallel slots in which values can be stored in a SIMD architecture.
12. A single serial data path in the PCI Express standard.
13. In MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) games, a particular path on the map that may be traversed by enemy characters.
14. The home stretch.
    • And it's Uncle Mo in front by two as they come to the top of the lane.

Forms

Deriveds

lane snapper · transit lane · red lane · White Hart Lane · thoroughlane · bike lane · green lane · right lane hogger · Sandy Lane · core lane · running lane · New Lane · slow lane · fire lane · laner · memory lane · overtaking lane · Field-lane duck · throughlane · sea lane · swim lane · fast lane · free-throw lane · outlane · filter lane · laneful · relane · acceleration lane · pedestrian lane · stay in one's lane · left lane hogger · right lane hugger · a whisper down the lane · country lane · lovers' lane · Lane End · high-occupancy vehicle lane · right lane hog · Lexus lane · right lane camper · left lane hugger · cruising lane · guilt lane · Lane Ends · ln. · chicken lane · multilane · victory lane · bylane · High Lane · turn lane · reserved bus lane · Wood Lane · laneless · left lane camper · HOV lane · lane violation · Street Lane · left lane hog · zipper lane · climbing lane · turning lane · Rayners Lane · lanekeeping · swimlane · back lane · shared lane marking · pit lane · shipping lane · bicycle lane · crawler lane · suicide lane · passing lane · bye-lane · devil's lane · pick a lane · Four Lane Ends · Park Lane · air lane · collector lane · laned · lane filtering · sunken lane · in the fast lane · local lane · inlane · express lane · carpool lane · slip lane · bus lane · Chorlton Lane · merge lane · Green Lane · lover's lane · breakdown lane · ln · sea-lane · cycle lane · granny lane · whisper down the lane · laneway · Zil lane · inside lane · skate one's lane · flashing lane · on one's lee-lane · diamond lane

Synonyms

roadway (thoroughfare) · alley (narrow passageway) · direction (thoroughfare) · carriageway (thoroughfare) · side (thoroughfare)

Translations (191)

vi hẻm (passageway) · fi kulkuväylä (passageway) · hu köz (passageway) · de Route (course for ships or aircraft) · fi reitti (course for ships or aircraft) · sk ulička (passageway) · be але́я (passageway) · ast carril (division of roadway) · ar مَسَار (division of roadway) · cs trasa (course for ships or aircraft) · bg трасе́ (course for ships or aircraft) · ur کوچہ (passageway) · cs ulička (passageway) · sv spår (division of racetrack) · eo aleo (passageway) · mk лента (division of roadway) · es calle (division of racetrack) · hu utcácska (passageway) · de Streifen (division of roadway) · vi làn đường (division of roadway) · mn эгнээ (division of roadway) · he נָתִיב (division of racetrack) · lb Bunn (division of roadway) · es corredor (course for ships or aircraft) · sl pas (division of roadway) · fr chemin (passageway) · cs jízdní pruh (division of roadway) · tr patika (passageway) · gd caol-shràid (passageway) · gl corredoira (passageway) · hu sor (any of a number of parallel tracks or passages) · nl wegeltje (passageway) · he מִשְׁעוֹל (passageway) · fi väylä (course for ships or aircraft) · pl uliczka (passageway) · sv fil (division of roadway) · eu lerro (division of roadway) · es carrilera (division of roadway) · sk dráha (division of racetrack) · ms lorong (division of roadway) · it corsia (passageway) · vi phần đường (division of roadway) · gl carreiro (passageway) · lo ຮ່ອມ (a narrow road, as in the country) · pl pas (ruchu) (division of roadway) · gl corredoira (a narrow road, as in the country) · pl alejka (passageway) · arz ممر (passageway) · bg ле́нта (division of roadway) · de Spur (course for ships or aircraft) · nb kjørefelt (division of roadway) · hu átjáró (a narrow passageway between fences, walls, hedges or trees) · da bane cspor (division of roadway) · cop ⲣⲁⲃⲏ (passageway) · be заву́лак (passageway) · ja 車線 (division of roadway) · ur گلی (passageway) · uk прову́лок (passageway) · ka შესახვევი (passageway) · oc alèia (passageway) · de Pfädchen (a narrow passageway between fences, walls, hedges or trees) · el λωρίδα (division of roadway) · hu pálya (division of racetrack) · cmn 胡同 (passageway) · ar زُقَاق (passageway) · ru тра́сса (course for ships or aircraft) · es carrera (course for ships or aircraft) · nl rijvak (division of roadway) · nn køyrefelt (division of roadway) · cmn 巷 (passageway) · grc λαύρα (passageway) · gl carreiro (a narrow road, as in the country) · de Bahn (division of racetrack) · ckb کۆڵان (passageway) · es corredor aéreo (course for ships or aircraft) · hu sáv (division of racetrack) · cmn 航路 (course for ships or aircraft) · de Spur (division of roadway) · fi kaista (division of roadway) · cmn 空中走廊 (course for ships or aircraft) · hi खोरी (passageway) · cs dráha (division of racetrack) · sl proga (division of racetrack) · ru у́лочка (passageway) · ko 골목 (passageway) · arz زقاق (passageway) · da vognbane (division of roadway) · hu ösvény (a narrow road, as in the country) · pt via de trânsito (division of roadway) · pt raia (division of racetrack) · vi phần đường (division of racetrack) · da vejbane (division of roadway) · el σοκάκι (passageway) · ca carril (passageway) · ca carrer (division of racetrack) · ar ممر (passageway) · fo farbreyt (division of roadway) · ca carril (division of roadway) · th ซอย (passageway) · sv körfält (division of roadway) · gl corredoira (a narrow passageway between fences, walls, hedges or trees) · hu futópálya (division of racetrack) · da kørebane (division of roadway) · fr allée (passageway) · ga lána (division of roadway) · ru переу́лок (passageway) · fi käytävä (passageway) · cmn 飛行航線 /飞行航线 (course for ships or aircraft) · bg у́личка (passageway) · ga lána (passageway) · vi làn xe (division of roadway) · it passaggio (passageway) · ja レーン (division of roadway) · ny mpito (passageway) · cs závodní dráha (division of racetrack) · nl rijvak (division of racetrack) · es senda (division of roadway) · ro uliță (passageway) · it corsia (course for ships or aircraft) · ta தடம் (division of racetrack) · cy beidr (passageway) · fr ruelle (passageway) · hu dűlőút (a narrow road, as in the country) · cy lôn (passageway) · he נָתִיב (course for ships or aircraft) · he נָתִיב (division of roadway) · mk сокак (passageway) · sk pruh (division of roadway) · nl gang (passageway) · hu útvonal (course for ships or aircraft) · ro bandă (division of roadway) · nl rijstrook (division of racetrack) · ru доро́жка (division of racetrack) · es canal (division of roadway) · gl carril (division of roadway) · ru алле́я (passageway) · pt alameda (passageway) · tr hava yolu (course for ships or aircraft) · uk сму́га (division of roadway) · hu sáv (any of a number of parallel tracks or passages) · nl laan (passageway) · tr kulvar (division of racetrack) · el στενό (passageway) · ja 規定航路 (course for ships or aircraft) · hu mellékutca (passageway) · cs pruh (division of roadway) · fr couloir aérien (course for ships or aircraft) · pt faixa (division of roadway) · it corsia (division of racetrack) · eo vojeto (a narrow road, as in the country) · es carril (division of roadway) · th เลน (passageway) · ru але́йка (passageway) · oc camin (passageway) · bg але́я (passageway) · cmn 里弄 (passageway) · bg коридо́р (division of racetrack) · fr voie (division of roadway) · de Gasse (passageway) · is akrein (division of roadway) · de Durchgang (any of a number of parallel tracks or passages) · hu sáv (division of roadway) · ru полоса́ (division of roadway) · tr su yolu (course for ships or aircraft) · pt pista (division of roadway) · hi गली (passageway) · hu dűlő (a narrow road, as in the country) · uk сму́га ру́ху (division of roadway) · ja 細道 (passageway) · fi rata (division of racetrack) · tr dar yol (passageway) · pl aleja (passageway) · cmn 車道 /车道 (division of roadway) · pl dróżka (division of racetrack) · it corsia (division of roadway) · ja 路地 (passageway) · hu sikátor (a narrow passageway between fences, walls, hedges or trees) · es camino (passageway) · nl baanvak (division of roadway) · tr şerit (division of roadway) · nl rijstrook (division of roadway) · ja 航空路 (course for ships or aircraft) · fa کوچه (passageway) · gl carreira (passageway) · ba һыҙат (division of roadway) · fr couloir (course for ships or aircraft) · acw مَسَار (division of roadway) · uk але́я (passageway) · sq shteg (passageway) · th ตรอก (passageway) · eo koridoro (division of roadway)