lane

/leɪn/
noun
  1. A narrow road, especially in the countryside or between buildings.
    • The cottage is at the end of a winding gravel lane.
    • A narrow lane connects the two villages.
    • We walked down a quiet lane lined with old oak trees.
  2. A part of a road marked for a single line of traffic.
    • Stay in your lane and watch for merging cars.
    • The bus pulled into the slow lane as we approached the city.
    • Always use the left lane for passing on the highway.
  3. A designated path or route for a specific activity, such as in sports or swimming.
    • Runners must stay in their own lane on the track.
    • She swam in lane three during the competition.
    • The bowler aimed for the middle lane on the bowling alley.
  4. A narrow passage or way between obstacles or through a crowd.
    • We squeezed through a narrow lane between the market stalls.
    • The police cleared a lane through the crowd for the ambulance.
    • A lane of cones guided traffic around the construction site.
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