lane

noun [C] (STRIP)

/leɪn/

Definition

B2 a special strip of a road, sports track, or swimming pool that is used to keep vehicles or competitors separate: a bus/cycle lane The northbound lane is closed because of an accident. I find driving in the fast lane rather stressful. The British runners/swimmers are in lanes 4 and 6.Routes and roads in generalSurfaces on which sports take placeSwimming › a route through the sea or the air that ships or aircraft regularly sail or fly along: The English Channel is the busiest shipping lane in the world.AviationTravelling by aircraftMovement through the airNavigation and shipwrecks

(Definition of lane noun (STRIP) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)