narrow lane

  • 1lane — W3S3 [leın] n [: Old English; Origin: lanu] 1.) a narrow road in the countryside →↑path ▪ a quiet country lane 2.) a road in a city, often used in road names ▪ the Hilton Hotel in Park Lane ▪ a network of alleys and back …

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  • 2lane — lane1 [lān] n. [ME < OE lanu, akin to Du laan < ? IE base * elā , to be in motion, go] 1. a narrow way between hedges, walls, buildings, etc.; narrow country road or city street 2. any narrow way, as an opening in a crowd of people 3. a) a… …

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  • 3Lane — (l[=a]n), n. [OE. lane, lone, AS. lone, lone; akin to D. laan, OFries. lana, lona.] A passageway between fences or hedges which is not traveled as a highroad; an alley between buildings; a narrow way among trees, rocks, and other natural… …

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  • 4lane — [ leın ] noun count ** 1. ) a narrow road, especially in the countryside: They live down a little country lane. a ) Lane used in the names of roads: Petticoat Lane 2. ) one of the parts that a wide road or highway is divided into, marked by… …

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  • 5Lane splitting — is a form of lane sharing in which the rider of a relatively narrow single track vehicle (i.e. a motorcycle or bicycle) travels in the unused space between two lines of moving or stationary vehicles. It may be legal or illegal, depending on local …

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  • 6Narrow Gauge and Shortline Gazette — Categories Rail transport modeling Publisher Benchmark Publications, Ltd. First issue 1975 Country United States Website http://www.ngslgazette.com …

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  • 7lane — (n.) O.E. lane, lanu narrow hedged in road, common Germanic (Cf. O.Fris. lana, M.Du. lane, Du. laan lane, O.N. lön row of houses ), of unknown origin. As one track of a marked road, from 1921, Amer.Eng …

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  • 8lane — ► NOUN 1) a narrow road, especially in a rural area. 2) a division of a road intended to separate single lines of traffic according to speed or direction. 3) each of a number of parallel strips of track or water for competitors in a race. 4) a… …

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  • 9lane — noun 1 (esp. BrE) narrow road ADJECTIVE ▪ narrow ▪ little, small ▪ single track (BrE) ▪ quiet ▪ …

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  • 10lane — [[t]le͟ɪn[/t]] ♦♦♦ lanes 1) N COUNT A lane is a narrow road, especially in the country. ...a quiet country lane... Follow the lane to the river. 2) N IN NAMES Lane is also used in the names of roads, either in cities or in the country. ...The… …

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