OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 2507

lane

/leɪn/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
camino
A narrow passageway between fences, walls, hedges or trees.
Tell her how the IRA made you run like hell away / From the green and lovely lanes of Killashandra.
There's a shortcut to the shops through this leafy lane.
canal • carril
A lengthwise division of roadway intended for a single line of vehicles.
Drivers should overtake in the outside lane
We were held up by a truck in the middle lane of the freeway.
calle
A similar division of a racetrack to keep runners apart.
There are eight lanes on an Olympic running track.
carrera
A course designated for ships or aircraft.
shipping lane
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