lane

A road, street, or similar thoroughfare.

• Penny Lane

A narrow passageway between fences, walls, hedges or trees.

• There's a shortcut to the shops through this leafy lane.

A narrow road, as in the country.

A lengthwise division of roadway intended for a single line of vehicles.

• Drivers should overtake in the outside lane
• We were held up by a truck in the middle lane of the freeway.

A similar division of a racetrack to keep runners apart.

• There are eight lanes on an Olympic running track.

A similar division of a swimming pool using lines of coloured floats to keep swimmers apart.

• a swimming lane

Any of a number of parallel tracks or passages.

• the checkout lanes in a supermarket

A course designated for ships or aircraft.

• shipping lane

An elongated wooden strip of floor along which a bowling ball is rolled.

• We booked a couple of lanes at the bowling alley.

An empty space in the tableau, formed by the removal of an entire row of cards.