lane: Meaning and Definition of

lane

Pronunciation: (lān), [key]
— n.
  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. See(def. 1).

lane

Pronunciation: (lān), [key]
— Scot. Scot.
—adj.
  1. lone.
—n.
  1. See(def. 4).

Lane

Pronunciation: (lān), [key]
— n.
  1. a male given name.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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