[count] 1 : a narrow road or path
▪ a country lane — often used in the names of streets ▪ Their house is on Maple Lane. 2 : a part of road that is marked by painted lines and that is for a single line of vehicles
▪ traffic lanes ▪ a highway with three lanes = a three-lane highway ▪ The truck's driver kept changing lanes. — see also breakdown lane, fast lane, passing lane, slow lane 3 : a narrow part of a track or swimming pool that is used by a single runner or swimmer in a race
▪ She moved to the outside lane. 4 : an ocean route used by ships
▪ shipping lanes 5 : a long narrow surface that is used for bowling
▪ a bowling lane 6 US : an area in a store (such as a supermarket) where customers form a line while waiting to pay for the things they are buying
▪ Customers with fewer than 12 items can use the express lane. [=the lane that lets people pay for their items more quickly than other lanes]