1
: a narrow passageway between fences or hedges
2
: a relatively narrow way or track: such as
a
: an ocean route used by or prescribed for ships
b
: a strip of roadway for a single line of vehicles
c
: air lane
d
: any of several parallel courses on a track or swimming pool in which a competitor must stay during a race
e
: an unmarked lengthwise division of a playing area which defines the playing zone of a particular player
f
: a narrow hardwood surface having pins at one end and a gutter along each side that is used in bowling
g
lane
2 of 2Scottish variant of lone
Examples of lane in a Sentence
Noun
The truck's driver kept changing lanes.
She moved to the outside lane.
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Trista Kurniawan, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Reaves provided the fans with a big-time highlight, driving down the lane and throwing down a two-handed dunk on Jaylin Williams and Aaron Wiggins to end the first quarter.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
When the other driver tried to come back into the correct lane, Felizor fired several rounds from his semiautomatic handgun toward the man’s vehicle, according to a North Miami police arrest report.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
For his final attempt at the title, Spud decided on a rainbow lob in which the ball would bounce in the lane, then off the glass.
—Kevin Sherrington
feb. 10, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Noun
To reach the site, vehicles have to squeeze through a narrow two-lane road and then try to secure one of only 16 available parking spaces.
—Trista Kurniawan, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Reaves provided the fans with a big-time highlight, driving down the lane and throwing down a two-handed dunk on Jaylin Williams and Aaron Wiggins to end the first quarter.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
When the other driver tried to come back into the correct lane, Felizor fired several rounds from his semiautomatic handgun toward the man’s vehicle, according to a North Miami police arrest report.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
For his final attempt at the title, Spud decided on a rainbow lob in which the ball would bounce in the lane, then off the glass.
—Kevin Sherrington
feb. 10, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Lane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lane. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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