Meaning

(used in street names) A road, street, or similar thoroughfare..

Definitions by Sense

1. (used in street names) A road, street, or similar thoroughfare.
2. A narrow passageway between fences, walls, hedges or trees.
3. A narrow road, as in the country.
4. A lengthwise division of roadway intended for a single line of vehicles.
5. (athletics) A similar division of a racetrack to keep runners apart.
6. (swimming) A similar division of a swimming pool using lines of coloured floats to keep swimmers apart.
7. Any of a number of parallel tracks or passages.
8. A course designated for ships or aircraft.

Example Sentences

Penny Lane

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.

Drivers should overtake in the outside lane

We were held up by a truck in the middle lane of the freeway.

the exit lane

There are eight lanes on an Olympic running track.

a swimming lane

Word Forms

• lanes

Synonyms for lane

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When Should You Use Lane?

Use lane when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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