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What is the difference between laneway and lane?

laneway | lane | Derived terms |

Lane is a derived term of laneway.



As nouns the difference between laneway and lane

is that laneway is a narrow roadway; a lane while lane is a narrow passageway between fences, walls, hedges or trees.

As a proper noun Lane is

{{surname|topographic|from=Middle English}} for someone who lived in a lane.

laneway

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Canada) A narrow roadway; a lane
  • *{{quote-news, year=2009, date=January 15, author=Jack Lakey, title=Hiding under a cold tin truck is no way for a cat to spend the winter, work=Toronto Star citation
  • , passage=We pulled into a laneway at 496 Evans and drove to the back

    lane

    English

    (wikipedia lane)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A narrow passageway between fences, walls, hedges or trees
  • A lengthwise division of roadway intended for a single line of vehicles
  • A similar division of a racetrack to keep runners apart
  • A course designated for ships or aircraft
  • (card games) An empty space in the tableau, formed by the removal of an entire row of cards.
  • Derived terms

    * laneway * memory lane * shipping lane * swimlane

    See also

    * alley * alleyway * carriageway * direction * gennel, ginnel, guinnel, gunnel, jennel * gitty, jitty * side * passage * roadway * snicket * wynd

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