lane

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|used in street names}} A [[road]], [[street]], or similar [[thoroughfare]].
2. A [[narrow]] [[passageway]] between [[fence]]s, [[wall]]s, [[hedge]]s or [[tree]]s.
3. A narrow road, as in the [[country]].
4. A lengthwise division of [[roadway]] intended for a single line of [[vehicle]]s.
5. {{lb|en|athletics}} A similar division of a [[racetrack]] to keep [[runner]]s apart.
6. {{lb|en|swimming}} A similar division of a [[swimming pool]] using lines of coloured floats to keep [[swimmer]]s apart.
7. Any of a number of parallel tracks or passages.
8. A [[course]] designated for [[ship]]s or [[aircraft]].
9. {{lb|en|bowling}} An elongated wooden strip of floor along which a [[bowling ball]] is rolled.
10. {{lb|en|card games}} An empty space in the [[tableau]], formed by the removal of an entire row of cards.
11. {{lb|en|computing}} Any of the [[parallel]] [[slot]]s in which [[value]]s can be stored in a [[SIMD]] [[architecture]].
12. {{lb|en|computing}} A single serial data path in the {{w|PCI Express#Lane|PCI Express}} standard.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en|[[topographic]]|from=Middle English}} for someone who lived in a [[lane]].
2. {{surname|en|from=Irish < patronymics}} anglicised from various {{der|en|ga|-}} surnames.
3. {{given name|en|male|from=surnames}}.
4. {{given name|en|female}}.
5. {{place|en|number of places|c/USA}}:
6. {{place|en|hamlet|par/Colan|co/Cornwall|cc/England}} {{q|[[OS]] grid ref SW8260}}.
7. {{place|en|hamlet|near|vill/Holme|metbor/Kirklees|co/West Yorkshire|cc/England}} {{q|OS grid ref SE1005}}.
8. {{lb|en|UK|informal|as "the Lane"}} The {{w|Theatre Royal, Drury Lane}}.

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