lane

/leɪn/

noun 5name 5

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(noun.) narrow road

ADJ

back

We took a shortcut through the back lanes to avoid the busy main street.

VERB + LANE

turn down/into

LANE + VERB

go, lead, run

The narrow lane went through the forest and eventually reached our cottage.

PREP

along a/the ~

The old dog walked slowly along the quiet lane every morning.

down a/the ~, in a/the ~, up a/the ~

(noun.) part of a wide road for one line of traffic

ADJ

VERB + LANE

change, get in

She got in the right lane too late and missed her exit.

keep in, stay in

LANE + NOUN

closures, restrictions

Heavy traffic built up quickly after the council announced lane restrictions on the highway.

PREP

in (the) ~

Traffic moved slowly in the left lane during rush hour.

Definitions

noun

A road, street, or similar thoroughfare.

Penny Lane

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.

A narrow road, as in the country.

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.

A similar division of a racetrack to keep runners apart.

There are eight lanes on an Olympic running track.

name

A topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived in a lane.

A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic] anglicised from various Irish surnames.

A male given name transferred from the surname.

A female given name.

A number of places in the United States:

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Idioms & Phrases

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.

in the fast lane

In a lifestyle, employment position, or other set of circumstances where the rapid pace is exciting, frantic, or risky.

For baby-boomer parents, life without kids often feels like suddenly slamming on the brakes after years in the fast lane.

stay in one's lane

To keep to one's own kind; to avoid intermixing or associating with other types of people.

There are those who try to outlive their means while others just stay in their lane. Some of us are used to being broke, having less […]

skate one's lane

To play in one's assigned position rather than straying to the location of the current action.

Wings should skate their lanes and not go roaming about the ice.

Example Bank

Penny Lane

Wiktionary

There's a shortcut to the shops through this leafy lane.

Wiktionary

Tell her how the IRA made you run like hell away / From the green and lovely lanes of Killashandra.

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It was a gala night at the Lane, with Charles Mathews coming over from Covent Garden […]

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The rightmost lane is now under construction.

Tatoeba · #27280

It is a long lane that has no turning.

Tatoeba · #36583

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