lane
noun/leɪn/
Слово англійською: lane
Переклад lane українською: сте́жка, сму́га ру́ху, велосипе́дна дорі́жка
Детальний опис
- a narrow road in the country
- winding country lanes
- We drove along a muddy lane to reach the farmhouse.
- (often in place names) a city street
- Park Lane
- The quickest way is through the back lanes behind the bus station.
- a section of a wide road, that is marked by painted white lines, to keep lines of traffic separate
- the inside/middle lane
- the northbound/southbound lane
- to change lanes
- a four-lane highway
Wordfinder- bypass
- carriageway
- diversion
- hard shoulder
- lane
- lay-by
- motorway
- road
- roundabout
- signpost
- a narrow marked section of a track or a swimming pool that is used by one person, for example when taking part in a race
- The Australian in lane four is coming up fast from behind.
- Obi, the record holder, is in lane 3.
- a route used by ships or aircraft on regular journeys
- one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes
- (in tenpin bowling) a narrow section of floor along which the ball is bowled
- a 20-lane bowling alley
Word OriginOld English, related to Dutch laan; of unknown ultimate origin.
Idioms
in the fast lane
- where things are most exciting and where a lot is happening
- He had a good job, plenty of money and he was enjoying life in the fast lane.