Definition of "lane" in English

noun

1. (used in street names) A road, street, or similar thoroughfare.

   • Penny Lane

2. A narrow passageway between fences, walls, hedges or trees.

   • There's a shortcut to the shops through this leafy lane.

3. A narrow road, as in the country.

4. A lengthwise division of roadway intended for a single line of vehicles.

   • Drivers should overtake in the outside lane
   • We were held up by a truck in the middle lane of the freeway.
   • the exit lane

5. (athletics) A similar division of a racetrack to keep runners apart.

   • There are eight lanes on an Olympic running track.

6. (swimming) A similar division of a swimming pool using lines of coloured floats to keep swimmers apart.

   • a swimming lane

7. Any of a number of parallel tracks or passages.

   • the checkout lanes in a supermarket

8. A course designated for ships or aircraft.

   • shipping lane

9. (bowling) An elongated wooden strip of floor along which a bowling ball is rolled.

   • We booked a couple of lanes at the bowling alley.

10. (card games) An empty space in the tableau, formed by the removal of an entire row of cards.

11. (computing) Any of the parallel slots in which values can be stored in a SIMD architecture.

12. (video games) In MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) games, a particular path on the map that may be traversed by enemy characters.

13. (horse racing) The home stretch.

    • And it's Uncle Mo in front by two as they come to the top of the lane.