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LANE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A narrow way or road
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("lane" is a kind of...):
way (any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("lane" is a kind of...):
path (a way especially designed for a particular use)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lane"):
alley; bowling alley; skittle alley (a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins)
free throw lane (a lane on a basketball court extending from the end line to 15 feet in front of the backboard; players may not enter this lane during a free throw)
sea lane; seaway; ship route; trade route (a lane at sea that is a regularly used route for vessels)
traffic lane (a lane of a main road that is defined by painted lines)
Context examples:
Pursuing her way along the lane, she then began it.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
Right ahead one small lane of black swirling water marked the pilot's course.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
They both seemed delighted with their drive; but said only in general terms that they had kept in the lanes, while the others went on the downs.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
She had, when she recovered, thrown open the window to let the morning air in, and had run down to the lane, whence she sent a farm-lad for the doctor.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The lanes and alleys, which I could not enter, but only view them as I passed, are from twelve to eighteen inches.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
The murderer was gone long ago; but there lay his victim in the middle of the lane, incredibly mangled.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
That hot solar plasma rises in the bright centers of “cells,” cools, then sinks below the surface in dark lanes in a process known as convection.
(Newest solar telescope produces first images, National Science Foundation)
The vortex should be free to change traffic lanes and cruise anywhere in between the jets.
(Hubble Sees Neptune's Mysterious Shrinking Storm, NASA)
Dark brown dust lanes snake across the galaxy’s bright arms and center, giving it a mottled appearance.
(Lonely Galaxy Lost in Space, NASA)
One day out in a country lane I met Theresa Wright, her old maid.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
