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lane Definition


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lane
noun
    1. A narrow road or street.
      Thesaurus: alley, alleyway, avenue, path, passage, road, towpath.
    2a. A subdivision of a road for a single line of traffic;
    2b. The traffic occupying one such subdivision.
    3. A regular course taken by ships across the sea, or by aircraft through the air.
      Example: shipping lane
    4. A marked subdivision of a running track or swimming pool for one competitor.
    5. ten-pin bowling.
      Each subdivision of a bowling alley, down which the balls are bowled towards the pins.
    6. A passage through a crowd.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon lanu.



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