1
: a narrow passageway between fences or hedges
2
: a relatively narrow way or track: such as
a
: an ocean route used by or prescribed for ships
b
: a strip of roadway for a single line of vehicles
c
: air lane
d
: any of several parallel courses on a track or swimming pool in which a competitor must stay during a race
e
: an unmarked lengthwise division of a playing area which defines the playing zone of a particular player
f
: a narrow hardwood surface having pins at one end and a gutter along each side that is used in bowling
g
lane
2 of 2Scottish variant of lone
Examples of lane in a Sentence
Noun
The truck's driver kept changing lanes.
She moved to the outside lane.
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Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
Swish a floater in the lane to essentially ice things, only to be called upon to drill a pair of free throws seconds later because LeBron James nearly willed Los Angeles back into it?
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2025
From the lane, Durant moves to the left wing and fires midrange jumpers.
—Doug Haller, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
The vehicle’s size at 2.2 meters wide is prohibitive too as most town or country lanes are just 3 meters wides.
—Peter Lyon, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Noun
One lane is closed from 135th Street to 151st Street on southbound US-69.
—Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
Swish a floater in the lane to essentially ice things, only to be called upon to drill a pair of free throws seconds later because LeBron James nearly willed Los Angeles back into it?
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2025
From the lane, Durant moves to the left wing and fires midrange jumpers.
—Doug Haller, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
The vehicle’s size at 2.2 meters wide is prohibitive too as most town or country lanes are just 3 meters wides.
—Peter Lyon, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Lane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lane. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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