lane

A strip of road for one line of vehicles, usually marked by painted lines.

• Stay in the left lane.
• The driver changed lanes suddenly.
• This road has three lanes in each direction.

Common phrases: traffic lane, change lane, bus lane, outside lane

A narrow road, often in the countryside.

• We walked down a country lane.
• Her cottage is at the end of the lane.
• The village has several narrow lanes.

Similar words: road

Common phrases: country lane, narrow lane, quiet lane

A narrow way between walls, fences, trees, or similar things.

• A lane runs between the hedges.
• We followed a lane through the trees.
• The narrow lane between the fences leads to the shops.

How to use it: a lane between things (A lane between the walls leads to the garden.)

Similar words: passage, path

Common phrases: leafy lane, lane between something, narrow lane