Lane

Lane
Lane Lane (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 obstructions; hence, in a general sense, a narrow passageway; as, a lane between lines of men, or through a field of ice. [1913 Webster]

It is become a turn-again lane unto them which they can not go through. --Tyndale. [1913 Webster]


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  • lane — 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 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • lane — [ 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… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • lane — (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 …   Etymology dictionary

  • Lane — (l[=a]n), a. [See {Lone}.] Alone. [Scot.] [1913 Webster] {His lane}, by himself; himself alone. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lane — (spr. lēn), Edward William, berühmter engl. Arabist, geb. 17. Sept. 1801 in Hereford, gest. 10. Aug. 1876 in Worthing, wurde für den geistlichen Stand erzogen, wandte aber seine ganze Aufmerksamkeit dem Studium des Arabischen zu und verweilte… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Lane —   [leɪn],    1) Edward William, englischer Orientalist, * Hereford 17. 9. 1801, ✝ Worthing 9. 8. 1876; wurde besonders bekannt durch sein in zahlreichen Sprachen übersetztes Werk »An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians«… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Lane, KS — U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 256 Housing Units (2000): 105 Land area (2000): 0.217363 sq. miles (0.562967 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.217363 sq. miles (0.562967 sq. km) FIPS code …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Lane, SC — U.S. town in South Carolina Population (2000): 585 Housing Units (2000): 256 Land area (2000): 3.969628 sq. miles (10.281288 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.969628 sq. miles (10.281288 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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