lanenarrow way or passage; an ocean routeNot to be confused with:lain ? past participle of lie; rested; reposedAbused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embreelane (l?n)n.1. a. A narrow country road.b. A narrow way or passage between walls, hedges, or fences.2. A narrow passage, course, or track, especially:a. A prescribed course for ships or aircraft.b. A strip delineated on a street or highway to accommodate a single line of vehicles: a breakdown lane; an express lane.c. Sports One of a set of parallel courses marking the bounds for contestants in a race, especially in swimming or track.d. Sports A wood-surfaced passageway or alley along which a bowling ball is rolled.e. Sports An unmarked lengthwise area of a playing field or ice rink viewed as the main playing area for a particular position, such as a wing in soccer.f. Basketball The rectangular area marked on a court from the end line to the foul line.[Middle English, from Old English.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.lane (le?n) n1. (Human Geography) a. a narrow road or way between buildings, hedges, fences, etcb. (capital as part of a street name): Drury Lane. 2. (Automotive Engineering) a. any of the parallel strips into which the carriageway of a major road or motorway is dividedb. any narrow well-defined route or course for ships or aircraft3. (General Sporting Terms) one of the parallel strips into which a running track or swimming bath is divided for races4. (Bowls & Bowling) the long strip of wooden flooring down which balls are bowled in a bowling alley[Old English lane, lanu, of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch l?ne lane]lane (le?n) adj1. lone or alone2. one’s lane on one’s lane on one’s ownCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014lane1 (le?n) n. 1. a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses. 2. any narrow or well-defined passage, track, channel, or course. 3. a longitudinally defined part of a highway wide enough to accommodate one vehicle, often set off from adjacent lanes by painted lines. 4. a fixed route followed by ocean steamers or airplanes: shipping lanes. 5. (in a running or swimming race) the marked-off space or path within which a competitor must remain. 6. bowling alley (def. 1). [before 1000; Middle English, Old English, c. Middle Dutch l?ne lane] lane2 (le?n) adj. Scot. lone. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.lane – A narrow, often bucolic, path that lacks a shoulder or median; it can also be a division of a larger road.See also related terms for shoulder.Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.lane – path1. ‘lane’A lane is a narrow road which can be used by vehicles, especially in the country.A lane is also a part of a main road which is marked by the edge of the road and painted line, or by two painted lines.You do not use lane to refer to a strip of ground which people walk along and which vehicles cannot use. The word you use is path or footpath.A street is a road in a town or large village, usually with houses or other buildings built alongside it.Road is a very general word for a paved way in a town or between towns. You can use road in almost any context where street is used. For example, you can say ‘They walked down the street’ or ‘They walked down the road’. You can also use road for paved ways in the countryside.A lane is a narrow road, usually in the countryside.A lane is also one of the parts of a large road such as a motorway, which has more than one line of traffic going in each direction.