Lane
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /leɪn/
- Rhymes: -eɪn
- Homophones: lain
Origin
From Middle English lane, lone, from Old English lane, lanu ("a lane, alley, avenue"), from Proto-Germanic *lanÅ ("lane, passageway"), from Proto-Indo-European *ela-, *el(Ê·)-, *lÄ- ("to drive, move, go"). Cognate with Scots lone ("cattle-track, by-road"), Eastern Frisian lone ("lane"), West Frisian leane, loane ("a walkway, avenue"), Dutch laan ("alley, avenue"), Middle Low German lane ("a narrow passage, cattle-track"), Swedish lÃ¥n ("covered walkway encircling a house"), Icelandic lön ("a row of houses").
Full definition of lane
Noun
lane
(plural lanes)- A narrow passageway between fences, walls, hedges or trees
- A lengthwise division of roadway intended for a single line of vehicles
- A similar division of a racetrack to keep runners apart
- A course designated for ships or aircraft
- (card games) An empty space in the tableau, formed by the removal of an entire row of cards.