lane

Universal Words noun 1 a narrow road in the country: winding country lanes * We drove along a muddy lane to reach the farmhouse. seealsoMEMORYLANE 2 (especially in place names) a street, often a narrow one with buildings on both sides: The quickest way is through the back lanes behind the bus station. * Park Lane 3 a section of a wide road, that is marked by painted white lines, to keep lines of traffic separate: the inside / middle / outside lane * the northbound / southbound lane * to change lanes * She signalled and pulled over into the slow lane. * a four-lane highway seealsoBUSLANE, CYCLELANE, FASTLANE 4 a narrow marked section of a track or a swimming pool that is used by one competitor in a race: The Australian in lane four is coming up fast from behind. 5 a route used by ships or aircraft on regular journeys: one of the world's busiest shipping / sea lanes IDIOMS see FASTLANE