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lane I. \ˈlān\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lane, lanu; akin to Old Frisian låne lane, Middle Dutch lane lane, Old Norse lön row of houses, and perhaps to Greek elan to drive — more at elastic 1. a. : a narrow passageway between fences or hedges that is not traveled as a highroad b. : an alley between buildings c. : a narrow way among trees, rocks, or other objects < lane between rows of machines in a factory > < traffic lane of a department store > 2. : a narrow passageway or track < a lane between lines of men > 3. a. or lane route : a route across an ocean between specified degrees of latitude or longitude in which all steamers traveling in the same direction are supposed to keep in order to avoid collisions b. : a channel of water in a floe or field of ice c. : a strip of roadway adequate to accommodate a single line of vehicles d. : air lane e. : any of several parallel courses marked out on a running track, rowing course, or swimming tank in which a competitor must stay during a race f. : a bowling alley II. verb (-ed/-ing/-s) intransitive verb : to form a lane < long sash of bloodred sun laning to the ship > : separate into lanes < laning of flowing liquids > transitive verb : to make into lanes < the road has been four-laned > III. Scotland variant of lone |