Road vs. Lane

Roadnoun

(obsolete) The act of riding on horseback.

Roadnoun

(obsolete) A hostile ride against a particular area; a raid.

Roadnoun

A partly sheltered area of water near a shore in which vessels may ride at anchor.

Roadnoun

A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane.

Roadnoun

(figuratively) A path chosen in life or career.

Roadnoun

An underground tunnel in a mine.

Roadnoun

A railway or a single railway track.

Roadnoun

(obsolete) A journey, or stage of a journey.

Roadnoun

A way or route.

Roadadjective

At the venue of the opposing team or competitor; on the road.

Roadnoun

A journey, or stage of a journey.

Roadnoun

An inroad; an invasion; a raid.

Roadnoun

A place where one may ride; an open way or public passage for vehicles, persons, and animals; a track for travel, forming a means of communication between one city, town, or place, and another.

Roadnoun

A place where ships may ride at anchor at some distance from the shore; a roadstead; - often in the plural; as, Hampton Roads.

Roadnoun

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

Roadnoun

a way or means to achieve something;

Roadadjective

taking place over public roads;

Roadadjective

working for a short time in different places;

Roadnoun

a wide way leading from one place to another, especially one with a specially prepared surface which vehicles can use

Roadnoun

the part of a road intended for vehicles, especially in contrast to a verge or pavement

Roadnoun

a regular trade route for a particular commodity

Roadnoun

an underground passage or gallery in a mine

Roadnoun

a railroad.

Roadnoun

a railway track, especially as clear (or otherwise) for a train to proceed

Roadnoun

a series of events or a course of action that will lead to a particular outcome

Roadnoun

a particular course or direction taken or followed

Roadnoun

a partly sheltered stretch of water near the shore in which ships can ride at anchor

Road

A road is a wide way leading from one place to another, especially one with a specially prepared surface which vehicles can use. Roads consist of one or two roadways (British English: carriageways), each with one or more lanes and any associated sidewalks (British English: pavement) and road verges.

Lanenoun

(used in street names) A road, street, or similar thoroughfare

Lanenoun

A narrow passageway between fences, walls, hedges or trees

Lanenoun

A narrow road, as in the country. A country lane

Lanenoun

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

Lanenoun

A similar division of a racetrack to keep runners apart

Lanenoun

A course designated for ships or aircraft

Lanenoun

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

Lanenoun

(computing) Any of the parallel slots in which values can be stored in a SIMD architecture.

Laneadjective

Alone.

Lanenoun

A passageway between fences or hedges which is not traveled as a highroad; an alley between buildings; a narrow way among trees, rocks, and other natural obstructions; hence, in a general sense, a narrow passageway; as, a lane between lines of men, or through a field of ice.

Lanenoun

a narrow way or road

Lanenoun

a well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic

Lanenoun

a narrow road, especially in a rural area

Lanenoun

an urban street

Lanenoun

a division of a road marked off with painted lines and intended to separate single lines of traffic according to speed or direction

Lanenoun

each of a number of parallel strips of track or water for runners, rowers, or swimmers in a race

Lanenoun

a route prescribed for or regularly followed by ships or aircraft

Lanenoun

(in tenpin bowling) a long, narrow strip of floor down which the ball is bowled

Lanenoun

each of a number of notional parallel strips in the gel of an electrophoresis plate, occupied by a single sample

Lanenoun

a dark streak or band which shows up against a bright background, especially in a spiral galaxy

Lane

In road transport, a lane is part of a carriageway that is designated to be used by a single line of vehicles to control and guide drivers and reduce traffic conflicts. Most public roads (highways) have at least two lanes, one for traffic in each direction, separated by lane markings.