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# lane

noun (a lane, lanes)

«lane» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A lane is a narrow road, especially in the countryside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lane/#m1)
2. A lane is one strip of a road for one line of cars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lane/#m2)
3. A lane is one strip of a running track or swimming pool for one person. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lane/#m3)
4. A lane in a bowling alley is the long wooden path the ball rolls down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lane/#m4)
5. Lane is also a surname, a family name shared by some people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lane/#m5)

### In the lessons

In road safety, cars stay in their lanes, bike lanes are for bicycles, and a bus lane is for buses. In sports, each runner or swimmer has their own lane. In stories, a country lane is a small quiet road between hedges or fields. In addresses, Lane is part of a street name. Phrases: bike lane, fast lane, slow lane, bus lane, change lanes, memory lane (memories of the past).

### Examples

- We walked down the lane to the farm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lane/#x1)
- Stay in your lane when you swim. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lane/#x2)
- The motorway has three lanes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lane/#x3)
- Ride your bike in the bike lane. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lane/#x4)
- She ran in lane four and won the race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lane/#x5)
- My friend lives at 12 Oak Lane. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lane/#x6)
- The ball rolled into the gutter instead of down the lane. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lane/#x7)

### Note

Countable: one lane, two lanes. Do not confuse lane with "lain" (past participle of lie) — they sound the same. In maths problems with tracks, each lane may have a different length on curves.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lane» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lane/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lane» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lane.html) on Mova free.