Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - lane

 I. noun  Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lanu; akin to Middle Dutch ~ ~  Date: before 12th century  1. a narrow passageway between fences or hedges  2. a relatively narrow way or track: as  a. an ocean route used by or prescribed for ships  b. a strip of roadway for a single line of vehicles  c. air ~  d. any of several parallel courses on a track or swimming pool in which a competitor must stay during a race  e. an unmarked lengthwise division of a playing area which defines the playing zone of a particular player  f. a narrow hardwood surface having pins at one end and a gutter along each side that is used in bowling  g. free throw ~  II. Scottish variant of lone LANE  biographical name Edward William 1801-1876 English orientalist