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lane

1  [leyn]
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–noun
1. a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
2. any narrow or well-defined passage, track, channel, or course.
3. a longitudinally marked part of a highway wide enough to accommodate one vehicle, often set off from adjacent lanes by painted lines (often used in combination): a new six-lane turnpike.
4. a fixed route followed by ocean steamers or airplanes.
5. (in a running or swimming race) the marked-off space or path within which a competitor must remain during the course of a race.
6. bowling alley (def. 1).
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME, OE; c. D laan avenue, ON lǫn oblong hayrick, row of houses

Synonyms:
1. alley. See path.
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lane

2  [leyn] Scot.
–adjective
1. lone.
—Idiom
2. by one's lane. lonesome (def. 4).

Lane

  [leyn]
–noun
a male given name.
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lane   (lān)   
n.  

    1. A narrow country road.

    2. A narrow way or passage between walls, hedges, or fences.

    3. A prescribed course for ships or aircraft.

    4. A strip delineated on a street or highway to accommodate a single line of vehicles: a breakdown lane; an express lane.

    5. Sports One of a set of parallel courses marking the bounds for contestants in a race, especially in swimming or track.

    6. Sports A wood-surfaced passageway or alley along which a bowling ball is rolled.

    7. Sports An unmarked lengthwise area of a playing field or ice rink viewed as the main playing area for a particular position, such as a wing in soccer.

    8. Basketball The rectangular area marked on a court from the end line to the foul line.

  2. A narrow passage, course, or track, especially:

    1. A prescribed course for ships or aircraft.

    2. A strip delineated on a street or highway to accommodate a single line of vehicles: a breakdown lane; an express lane.

    3. Sports One of a set of parallel courses marking the bounds for contestants in a race, especially in swimming or track.

    4. Sports A wood-surfaced passageway or alley along which a bowling ball is rolled.

    5. Sports An unmarked lengthwise area of a playing field or ice rink viewed as the main playing area for a particular position, such as a wing in soccer.

    6. Basketball The rectangular area marked on a court from the end line to the foul line.


[Middle English, from Old English.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
lame

and laine; lane
  1. mod.
    inept; inadequate; undesirable. : That guy's so lame, it's pitiful.
  2. n.
    a squareperson. (Streets. Underworld.) : Let's see if that lame over there has anything we want in his pockets.
  3. n.
    an inept person. : The guy turned out to be a lame, and we had to fire him.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

lane 
O.E. lane, lanu "narrow hedged-in road," common Gmc. (cf. O.Fris. lana, M.Du. lane, Du. laan "lane," O.N. lön "row of houses"), of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

lane

see fast lane; lovers' lane.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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