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lane

 
 
/leɪn/ noun [C]

Translation

PART part of a road or track that is separated from the other parts, usually by a painted line
şerit, kulvar
the inside/middle/outside lane the fast/slow lane They're widening the road from two to three lanes.4101480
ROAD a narrow road, usually in the countryside
patika, ara yol, kır yolu
We drove down a winding country lane.16891691
BOATS/AIRCRAFT a route that is regularly used by boats or aircraft
rota
It's one of the world's busiest shipping lanes.1689
(Definition of lane noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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