Lane Winding Country Narrow Leɪn Drove I Muddy

• winding country lanes
• we drove along a muddy lane to reach the farmhouse.
• the quickest way is through the back lanes behind the bus station.
• park lane

lane

1. a narrow road in the country
• see also memory lane
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/memory-lane
• winding country lanes
• We drove along a muddy lane to reach the farmhouse.
2. a street, often a narrow one with buildings on both sides
• See related entries: Types of road
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/types_of_road/lane_2
• The quickest way is through the back lanes behind the bus station.
• Park Lane
3. a section of a wide road, that is marked by painted white lines, to keep lines of traffic separate
• see also bus lane
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/bus-lane
• the inside/middle lane
• the northbound/southbound lane
• to change lanes
• She signalled and pulled over into the slow lane.
• a four-lane highway
4. a narrow marked section of a track or a swimming pool that is used by one person taking part in a race
• See related entries: Athletics
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/athletics/lane_1
• The Australian in lane four is coming up fast from behind.
5. (in tenpin bowling ) a narrow section of floor along which the ball is bowled
• a 20-lane bowling alley
6. a route used by ships or aircraft on regular journeys
• one of the world’s busiest shipping/sea lanes
7. 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.

Extra Examples

• Commuters can expect lane closures for a while longer.
• Get in lane early when approaching a junction.
• I hate changing lanes on the motorway.
• I hate changing lanes when the traffic is heavy.
• Lane closures are causing hold-ups on the M6 near junction 2.
• Lighting is poor in the back lanes of the city.
• Obi, the record holder, is in lane 3.
• The bus was crawling along in the slow lane.
• The lane runs past the the lake.
• There is plenty to explore in the narrow winding lanes behind the cathedral.
• We cycled for miles along winding country lanes.
• We drove down winding country lanes on the journey to York.
• the lane leading to the village
• A little lane winds down to the coast.
• Cattle were being led along the lane.
• I turned into the lane where I lived.
• Outside the village we turned into a leafy lane leading to a farm.
• The address is 53 Chancery Lane.
• The lane petered out in a muddy track.
• They drove along the winding lanes.
• They live in a cottage in Church Lane.
• They used to go and pick blackberries along the lanes.
• We left the car at the end of the lane.
• We walked down the quiet country lane towards the riverbank.

Word Origin

• Old English, related to Dutch laan; of unknown ultimate origin.