Definition of "lane" []

• A narrow country road. (noun)
• A narrow way or passage between walls, hedges, or fences. (noun)
• A narrow passage, course, or track, especially: (noun)
• A prescribed course for ships or aircraft. (noun)
• A strip delineated on a street or highway to accommodate a single line of vehicles: a breakdown lane; an express lane. (noun)

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• "III. i.38 (51,2) And turn pre-ordinance and first decree/Into the lane of children] I do not veil understand what is meant by the _lane_ of children."
• "The use of a shoulder on a modern autopista as an extra lane is the rule in the states of Oaxaca, Chiapas, Yucatán and Quintana Roo."
• "The Department for Transport plans to run three pilots of what it calls a lane rental scheme later in the year."