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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Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, crews are blocking off both lanes of Stadium Drive from Meadow Street to the Stadium Drive Garage from 6 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, starting Monday, according to the release.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 16 Dec. 2024
An collision early Monday has left one pedestrian dead on the westbound lanes of Loop 202, just east of Dobson Road in Mesa.
—Skylar Heisey, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
The car moved across multiple lanes, clipped another vehicle, struck the outer retention wall then careened back across all lanes of traffic.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Why a former bike lane pessimist is excited for the future of Hollywood Boulevard.
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, crews are blocking off both lanes of Stadium Drive from Meadow Street to the Stadium Drive Garage from 6 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, starting Monday, according to the release.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 16 Dec. 2024
An collision early Monday has left one pedestrian dead on the westbound lanes of Loop 202, just east of Dobson Road in Mesa.
—Skylar Heisey, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
The car moved across multiple lanes, clipped another vehicle, struck the outer retention wall then careened back across all lanes of traffic.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Lane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lane. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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