memory lane
An imaginary path along which one can take a nostalgic or sentimental journey through one's memories of the past.
The speaker took us on a trip down memory lane with his recollections of village life fifty years ago.
lane
UK /leɪn/ US /leɪn/
noun 5name 5
Definitions
noun
1
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.
3
A narrow road, as in the country.
4
A lengthwise division of roadway intended for a single line of vehicles.
Drivers should overtake in the outside lane
We were held up by a truck in the middle lane of the freeway.
5
A similar division of a racetrack to keep runners apart.
There are eight lanes on an Olympic running track.
name
1
A topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived in a lane.
2
A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic] anglicised from various Irish surnames.
3
A male given name transferred from the surname.
4
A female given name.
5
A number of places in the United States:
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