lane
♦ lane /l'eɪn/ (lanes)
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A lane is a narrow road, especially in the country.
...a quiet country lane...
Follow the lane to the river.
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Lane is also used in the names of roads, either in cities or in the country.
...The Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane.
3 [N-COUNT] usu adj N
A lane is a part of a main road which is marked by the edge of the road and a painted line, or by two painted lines.
The lorry was travelling at 20mph in the slow lane...
I pulled out into the eastbound lane of Route 2.
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At a swimming pool or athletics track, a lane is a long narrow section which is marked by lines or ropes.
5 [N-COUNT] usu n N
A lane is a route that is frequently used by aircraft or ships.
The collision took place in the busiest shipping lanes in the world.bike lane (bike lanes)
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A bike lane is a part of the road which is intended to be used only by people riding bicycles.bus lane (bus lanes)
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A bus lane is a part of the road which is intended to be used only by buses.fast lane (fast lanes)
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On a motorway, the fast lane is the part of the road where the vehicles that are travelling fastest go. (mainly BRIT)
2 [N-SING] usu the N
If someone is living in the fast lane, they have a very busy, exciting life, although they sometimes seem to take a lot of risks.
..a tale of life in the fast lane.sea lane (sea lanes)
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Sea lanes are particular routes which ships regularly use in order to cross a sea or ocean.slow lane (slow lanes)
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On a motorway or freeway, the slow lane is the lane for vehicles which are moving more slowly than the other vehicles.
2 [N-SING] usu the N
If you say that a person, country, or company is in the slow lane, you mean that they are not progressing as fast as other people, countries, or companies in a particular area of activity.
Germany was not trying to push Britain into the slow lane...
1 [N-COUNT]
A lane is a narrow road, especially in the country.
...a quiet country lane...
Follow the lane to the river.
2 [N-IN-NAMES]
Lane is also used in the names of roads, either in cities or in the country.
...The Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane.
3 [N-COUNT] usu adj N
A lane is a part of a main road which is marked by the edge of the road and a painted line, or by two painted lines.
The lorry was travelling at 20mph in the slow lane...
I pulled out into the eastbound lane of Route 2.
4 [N-COUNT]
At a swimming pool or athletics track, a lane is a long narrow section which is marked by lines or ropes.
5 [N-COUNT] usu n N
A lane is a route that is frequently used by aircraft or ships.
The collision took place in the busiest shipping lanes in the world.bike lane (bike lanes)
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A bike lane is a part of the road which is intended to be used only by people riding bicycles.bus lane (bus lanes)
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A bus lane is a part of the road which is intended to be used only by buses.fast lane (fast lanes)
1 [N-COUNT] usu the N
On a motorway, the fast lane is the part of the road where the vehicles that are travelling fastest go. (mainly BRIT)
2 [N-SING] usu the N
If someone is living in the fast lane, they have a very busy, exciting life, although they sometimes seem to take a lot of risks.
..a tale of life in the fast lane.sea lane (sea lanes)
[N-COUNT] usu pl
Sea lanes are particular routes which ships regularly use in order to cross a sea or ocean.slow lane (slow lanes)
1 [N-COUNT] usu sing, usu the N
On a motorway or freeway, the slow lane is the lane for vehicles which are moving more slowly than the other vehicles.
2 [N-SING] usu the N
If you say that a person, country, or company is in the slow lane, you mean that they are not progressing as fast as other people, countries, or companies in a particular area of activity.
Germany was not trying to push Britain into the slow lane...