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lane
narrow way or passage; an ocean route
Not to be confused with:
lain – past participle of lie; rested; reposed
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lane
(lān)n.
1.
a. A narrow country road.
b. A narrow way or passage between walls, hedges, or fences.
2. A narrow passage, course, or track, especially:
a. A prescribed course for ships or aircraft.
b. A strip delineated on a street or highway to accommodate a single line of vehicles: a breakdown lane; an express lane.
c. Sports One of a set of parallel courses marking the bounds for contestants in a race, especially in swimming or track.
d. Sports A wood-surfaced passageway or alley along which a bowling ball is rolled.
e. Sports An unmarked lengthwise area of a playing field or ice rink viewed as the main playing area for a particular position, such as a wing in soccer.
f. Basketball The rectangular area marked on a court from the end line to the foul line.
[Middle English, from Old English.]
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lane
(leɪn)n
1. (Human Geography)
a. a narrow road or way between buildings, hedges, fences, etc
b. (capital as part of a street name): Drury Lane.
2. (Automotive Engineering)
a. any of the parallel strips into which the carriageway of a major road or motorway is divided
b. any narrow well-defined route or course for ships or aircraft
3. (General Sporting Terms) one of the parallel strips into which a running track or swimming bath is divided for races
4. (Bowls & Bowling) the long strip of wooden flooring down which balls are bowled in a bowling alley
[Old English lane, lanu, of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch lāne lane]
lane
(leɪn)adj
1. lone or alone
2. one's lane on one's lane on one's own
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
lane1
(leɪn)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.
4. a fixed route followed by ocean steamers or airplanes: shipping lanes.
5. (in a running or swimming race) the marked-off space or path within which a competitor must remain.
[before 1000; Middle English, Old English, c. Middle Dutch lāne lane]
lane2
(leɪn)adj.
Scot. lone.
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lane
- A narrow, often bucolic, path that lacks a shoulder or median; it can also be a division of a larger road.See also related terms for shoulder.
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lane
– path1. 'lane'
A lane is a narrow road which can be used by vehicles, especially in the country.
A lane is also a part of a main road which is marked by the edge of the road and painted line, or by two painted lines.
The lorry was travelling at 20mph in the slow lane.
2. 'path'
You do not use lane to refer to a strip of ground which people walk along and which vehicles cannot use. The word you use is path or footpath.
Can a landowner keep a bull in a field crossed by a public footpath?
street
– road – lane1. 'street'
A street is a road in a town or large village, usually with houses or other buildings built alongside it.
The two men walked slowly down the street.
They went into the café across the street.
2. 'road'
Road is a very general word for a paved way in a town or between towns. You can use road in almost any context where street is used. For example, you can say 'They walked down the street' or 'They walked down the road'. You can also use road for paved ways in the countryside.
The road to the airport was blocked.
They drove up a steep, twisting mountain road.
3. 'lane'
A lane is a narrow road, usually in the countryside.
There's a cottage at the end of the lane.
He rode his horse down a muddy lane.
A lane is also one of the parts of a large road such as a motorway, which has more than one line of traffic going in each direction.
She accelerated into the fast lane.
Are taxis allowed to use the bus lane?
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| Noun | 1. |  lane - a narrow way or road way - any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another; "he said he was looking for the way out" |
| 2. | lane - a well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic free throw lane - a lane on a basketball court extending from the end line to 15 feet in front of the backboard; players may not enter this lane during a free throw path - a way especially designed for a particular use sea lane, seaway, ship route, trade route - a lane at sea that is a regularly used route for vessels traffic lane - a lane of a main road that is defined by painted lines; "that car is in the wrong traffic lane" |
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lane
noun
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Translations
زُقَاقٌزِقاق، طَريق ضيِّقَهطريق: تُسْتَعْمَل في أسماء الطُّرُقمَسْلَكمَمَر مائي
linkapruhsilniceuliceulička
banesejlrutevej
kaistakuja
put
keskeny út
áætlunarleiîakreingata-gata
小道
좁은 길
kelio juosta
ielajoslakurssšķērsielataka
uliţă
úzka ulička
cestaprogauličicavozni pas
filsmal väg
ตรอก
làn đường
lane
[leɪn]A. N
1. (in country) → camino m
a quiet country lane → un tranquilo camino or sendero rural
see also memory B
a quiet country lane → un tranquilo camino or sendero rural
see also memory B
2. (in town) → callejuela f, callejón m
3. (Aut) → carril m, vía f (LAm)
bus lane → carril de autobuses
to change lanes → cambiar de carril
cycle lane → carril m bici, carril m de bicicletas
the fast lane (Brit) → el carril de la derecha; (most countries) → el carril de la izquierda
the frenzied pace of life in the fast lane → el ritmo de vida frenético de los que viven a tope
"get in lane" → "incorpórese al carril"
the inside lane (Brit) → el carril de la izquierda; (most countries) → el carril de la derecha
"keep in lane" → "manténgase en su carril"
the outside lane (Brit) → el carril de la derecha; (most countries) → el carril de la izquierda
traffic was reduced to a single lane → se pasó a circular por un solo carril
a three-lane motorway → una autopista de tres carriles
I'm in the wrong lane → no estoy en el carril donde debería estar
bus lane → carril de autobuses
to change lanes → cambiar de carril
cycle lane → carril m bici, carril m de bicicletas
the fast lane (Brit) → el carril de la derecha; (most countries) → el carril de la izquierda
the frenzied pace of life in the fast lane → el ritmo de vida frenético de los que viven a tope
"get in lane" → "incorpórese al carril"
the inside lane (Brit) → el carril de la izquierda; (most countries) → el carril de la derecha
"keep in lane" → "manténgase en su carril"
the outside lane (Brit) → el carril de la derecha; (most countries) → el carril de la izquierda
traffic was reduced to a single lane → se pasó a circular por un solo carril
a three-lane motorway → una autopista de tres carriles
I'm in the wrong lane → no estoy en el carril donde debería estar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
lane
[ˈleɪn] n (in country) → chemin m
(in town) → ruelle f
(marked on the road) → voie f
(in race) → couloir m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
lane
n (in country) (for walking) → (Feld)weg m; (for driving) → Sträßchen nt; (in town) → Gasse f, → Weg m; (Sport) → Bahn f; (on road) → Spur f; (= shipping lane) → Schifffahrtsweg m → or -linie f; (= air lane) → (Flug)route f, → Luftstraße f; in the left-hand lane (Aut) → in or auf der linken Spur; lane markings (on road) → Spurmarkierungen pl; three-lane (motorway etc) → dreispurig; “get in lane” → „einordnen“
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
lane
[leɪn] n (in country) → stradina, viottolo; (in town) → stradina, viuzza (Sport, Aut) → corsia"keep in lane" (Aut) → "divieto di sorpasso"
"get into lane" (Aut) → "immettersi in corsia"
I'm in the wrong lane (Aut) → sono sulla corsia sbagliata
a 3-lane motorway → un'autostrada a 3 corsie
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
lane
(lein)1. a narrow road or street. a winding lane.
2. used in the names of certain roads or streets. His address is 12 Penny Lane.
3. a division of a road for one line of traffic. The new motorway has three lanes in each direction.
4. a regular course across the sea taken by ships. a regular shipping lane.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
lane
→ زُقَاقٌ silnice bane Weg πάροδος carril kuja chemin put corsia 小道 좁은 길 landweggetje smal vei ścieżka ruela, vereda переулок smal väg ตรอก dar yol làn đường 小路Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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