lane
[noun]
Synonyms: road, alley, footpath, passageway, path, pathway, street, way

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English Thesaurus: road, street, avenue, boulevard, lane, ...

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Lane, Lo‧is /ˈləʊəs, ˈləʊɪs/
in the stories about Superman, a female reporter who works for the The Daily Planet newspaper, and has a romantic relationship with Superman

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lane S3 W3 /leɪn/ noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: lanu]

1. a narrow road in the countryside ⇒ path:
a quiet country lane

2. a road in a city, often used in road names:
the Hilton Hotel in Park Lane
a network of alleys and back lanes (=narrow unimportant roads, often behind a row of houses)

3. one of the two or three parallel areas on a road which are divided by painted lines to keep traffic apart:
That idiot changed lanes without signalling.
the inside/middle/outside lane
Use the outside lane for overtaking only.
the fast/slow lane
Cars in the fast lane were travelling at over 80 miles an hour.
three-lane motorway/highway/road ⇒ bus lane, cycle lane

4. one of the narrow parallel areas marked for each competitor in a running or swimming race

5. a line or course along which ships or aircraft regularly travel between ports or airports:
busy shipping lanes
⇒ life in the fast lane at fast lane(1), ⇒ walk/trip down memory lane at memory(7)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

lane
noun
I. narrow road
ADJ. little, narrow, single-track, small | quiet | bumpy, rough | dusty, muddy | twisting, winding | grassy, green, leafy | cobbled | country | back Lighting is poor in the back lanes of the city.
VERB + LANE turn down/into
LANE + VERB go, lead, run the lane leading to the village The lane runs past the the lake.
PREP. along a/the ~ We cycled for miles along winding country lanes.
down a/the ~, in a/the ~, up a/the ~

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

lane
II. part of a wide road for one line of traffic
ADJ. fast, slow | inside, left-hand, middle, outside, right-hand | overtaking | northbound, southbound, etc. | traffic | bus, cycle
VERB + LANE change, get in I hate changing lanes on the motorway. Get in lane early when approaching a junction.
keep in, stay in
LANE + NOUN closures, restrictions Lane closures are causing hold-ups on the M6 near junction 2.
PREP. in (the) ~ The bus was crawling along in the slow lane.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

lane
noun
BAD: It was so dark in the park that she kept wandering from the lane.
GOOD: It was so dark in the park that she kept wandering from the path.

Usage Note:
lane = a narrow road or street: 'We rode our bikes along the little country lanes.'
path = a narrow strip of ground in a garden, park etc that is made for people to walk along: 'There used to be a path down to the stream, but it's all overgrown now.'

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road a hard surface for cars, buses etc to drive on:
They're planning to build a new road.
My address is 42, Station Road.
street a road in a town, with houses or shops on each side:
She lives on our street.
We walked along the streets of the old town.
Oxford Street is one of Europe's busiest shopping areas.
He was stopped by the police, driving the wrong way down a one-way street.
Turn left on Main Street (=the street in the middle of a town, where most of the shops are – used in American English).
These days the same shops are on every high street (=the street in the middle of a town, where most of the shops are – used in British English).
avenue a road in a town, often with trees on each side:
the busy avenue in front of the cathedral
He lived on Park Avenue.
boulevard a wide road in a city or town – used especially in street names in the US, France etc. In the UK, streets are usually called avenue rather than boulevard:
the world-famous Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles.
lane a narrow road in the country:
a winding country lane
cul-de-sac a short street which is closed at one end:
The house is situated in a quiet cul-de-sac in North Oxford.
track especially British English, dirt road American English a narrow road in the country, usually without a hard surface:
The farm was down a bumpy track.
ring road British English a road that goes around a town:
The airport is on the ring road.
bypass British English a road that goes past a town, allowing traffic to avoid the centre:
The bypass would take heavy traffic out of the old city centre.
dual carriageway British English, divided highway American English a road with a barrier or strip of land in the middle that has lines of traffic travelling in each direction:
I waited until we were on the dual carriageway before I overtook him.
freeway/expressway American English a very wide road in a city or between cities, on which cars can travel very fast without stopping:
Take the Hollywood Freeway (101) south, exit at Vine Street and drive east on Franklin Avenue.
Over on the side of the expressway, he saw an enormous sedan, up against a stone wall.
motorway British English, highway American English a very wide road for travelling fast over long distances:
The speed limit on the motorway is 70 miles an hour.
the Pacific Coast Highway
interstate American English a road for fast traffic that goes between states:
The accident happened on Interstate 84, about 10 miles east of Hartford.
toll road a road that you pay to use:
The government is planning to introduce toll roads, in an effort to cut traffic congestion.
turnpike American English a large road for fast traffic that you pay to use:
He dropped her off at an entrance to the New Jersey Turnpike.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

lane
leɪn
See: lovers' lane

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