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Lane vs. Line: What's the Difference?

Edited by Sumera Saeed || By Sawaira Riaz || Updated on October 5, 2023
Lane refers to a narrow road or pathway, often between fields or buildings. Line refers to a long, narrow mark or a connected series of dots.

Key Differences

Lane is a term commonly used to describe a narrow road or path. It might be found in a rural area between fields or in a city as a smaller side street. Lanes are typically smaller than major roads or highways and can have a variety of purposes from residential to agricultural.
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Line, on the other hand, is a versatile word with multiple meanings. It can denote a long, narrow mark made on a surface. Think of a line drawn on a piece of paper or a line painted on a road to guide traffic. This word embodies the idea of length without breadth.
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A lane can also refer to a specific section of a larger road or highway designated for a particular use. For example, a "bus lane" is meant for buses only. Similarly, in sports, "lanes" are designated areas or paths in which athletes must stay, like in a swimming pool or running track.
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Conversely, a line doesn't just pertain to a mark. It can signify a series or succession of people or things. Think of a line of people waiting at a bank or the lines of text in a book. The word "line" can also mean a cord, rope, wire, or string.
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Both lane and line are rooted in old English, but they represent distinct concepts. Where "lane" typically has connotations related to pathways or designated sections, "line" has broader applications, from geometry to literature to everyday sequences or rows.
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Comparison Chart

Meaning

A narrow road or pathway.
A long, narrow mark or a series of dots.
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Part of Speech

Noun
Noun, Verb
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Usage

Refers to pathways or sections.
Describes marks, sequences, or strings.
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Example

"He walked down the lane."
"He drew a straight line on the paper."
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Derived Terms

Bus lane, bowling lane.
Line-up, deadline, hotline.
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Lane and Line Definitions

Lane

A narrow road, especially in a rural area.
The cottage was at the end of a quiet lane.
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Line

A sequence of people or things arranged in a straight fashion.
The students stood in a line.
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Lane

A division of a road marked off with painted lines, for use by a single line of traffic.
The car veered into the wrong lane.
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Line

A direction, course, or channel.
The ship held its line despite the storm.
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Lane

A fixed route for regular shipping or transportation.
The shipping lane was busy with cargo vessels.
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Line

(Mathematics) A geometric object with neither width nor depth, typically straight and extending indefinitely.
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Lane

A pathway or avenue in a given context.
The city had various shopping lanes.
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Line

A thin continuous mark, as that made by a pen, pencil, or brush applied to a surface.
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Lane

A narrow country road.
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Line

A similar mark cut or scratched into a surface.
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Lane

A narrow way or passage between walls, hedges, or fences.
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Line

A crease in the skin, especially on the face; a wrinkle.
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Lane

A prescribed course for ships or aircraft.
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Line

A real or imaginary mark positioned in relation to fixed points of reference.
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Lane

A strip delineated on a street or highway to accommodate a single line of vehicles
A breakdown lane.
An express lane.
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Line

A degree or circle of longitude or latitude drawn on a map or globe.
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Lane

(Sports) One of a set of parallel courses marking the bounds for contestants in a race, especially in swimming or track.
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Line

The equator. Used with the.
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Lane

(Sports) A wood-surfaced passageway or alley along which a bowling ball is rolled.
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Line

A border or boundary
The county line.
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Lane

(Sports) An unmarked lengthwise area of a playing field or ice rink viewed as the main playing area for a particular position, such as a wing in soccer.
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Line

A demarcation
A line of darker water beyond the reef.
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Lane

(Basketball) The rectangular area marked on a court from the end line to the foul line.
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Line

A contour or an outline
The line of the hills against the evening sky.
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Lane

(used in street names) A road, street, or similar thoroughfare.
Penny Lane
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Line

A mark used to define a shape or represent a contour.
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Lane

A narrow passageway between fences, walls, hedges or trees.
There's a shortcut to the shops through this leafy lane.
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Line

Any of the marks that make up the formal design of a picture.
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Lane

A narrow road, as in the country.
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Line

A cable, rope, string, cord, or wire.
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Lane

A lengthwise division of roadway intended for a single line of vehicles.
Drivers should overtake in the outside lane
We were held up by a truck in the middle lane of the freeway.
The exit lane
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Line

(Nautical) A rope used aboard a ship.
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Lane

A similar division of a racetrack to keep runners apart.
There are eight lanes on an Olympic running track.
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Line

A fishing line.
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Lane

Any of a number of parallel tracks or passages.
The checkout lanes in a supermarket
A swimming lane
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Line

A clothesline.
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Lane

A course designated for ships or aircrafts.
Shipping lane
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Line

A cord or tape used, as by builders or surveyors, for measuring, leveling, or straightening.
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Lane

(bowling) An elongated wooden strip of floor along which a bowling ball is rolled.
We booked a couple of lanes at the bowling alley.
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Line

A pipe or system of pipes for conveying a fluid
Gas lines.
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Lane

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

An electric-power transmission cable.
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Lane

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

A wire or system of wires connecting telephone or telegraph systems.
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Lane

(video games) In MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) games, a particular path on the map that may be traversed by enemy characters.
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Line

An open or functioning telephone connection
Tried to get a free line.
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Lane

(horse racing) The home stretch.
And it's Uncle Mo in front by two as they come to the top of the lane.
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Line

A passenger or cargo system of public or private transportation, as by ship, aircraft, or bus, usually over a definite route.
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Lane

Alone.
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Line

A company owning or managing such a system.
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Lane

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.
It is become a turn-again lane unto them which they can not go through.
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Line

A railway track or system of tracks.
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Lane

A narrow way or road
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Line

A particular section of a railway network
The Philadelphia-Trenton line.
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Lane

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

A course of progress or movement; a route
A line of flight.
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Lane

A designated route or area in sports.
She chose the third lane in the swimming pool.
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Line

A general method, manner, or course of procedure
Different lines of thought.
Took a hard line on defense.
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Line

A manner or course of procedure determined by a specified factor
Development along socialist lines.
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Line

An official or prescribed policy
The party line.
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Line

Often lines A general concept or model
A trilogy along the lines of the Oresteia.
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Line

The condition of being in proper or aligned position
Is the table in line with the sofa?.
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Line

A condition of agreement or correspondence
Your attitude is in line with mine. Is the policy in line with reality?.
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Line

One's trade, occupation, or field of interest
What line of work are you in?.
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Line

Range of competence
Not in my line.
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Line

Merchandise or services of a similar or related nature
Carries a complete line of small tools.
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Line

A group of persons or things arranged in a row or series
Long lines at the box office.
A line of stones.
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Line

Ancestry or lineage.
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Line

A series of persons, especially from one family, who succeed each other
A line of monarchs.
Comes from a long line of bankers.
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Line

A strain, as of livestock or plants, developed and maintained by selective breeding.
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Line

A sequence of related things that leads to a certain ending
A line of argument.
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Line

An ordered system of operations that allows a sequential manufacture or assembly of goods at all or various stages of production.
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Line

The personnel of an organization or a business who actually make a product or perform a service.
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Line

A horizontal row of printed or written words or symbols.
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Line

One of the horizontal scans forming a television image.
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Line

A brief letter; a note
I'll drop you a line.
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Line

A unit of verse ending in a visual or typographic break and generally characterized by its length and meter
A line of iambic pentameter.
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Line

A unit of uninterrupted text spoken by an actor
Spent the weekend learning her lines.
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Line

(Informal) Glib or insincere talk, usually intended to deceive or impress
He kept on handing me a line about how busy he is.
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Line

A marriage certificate.
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Line

A usually specified number of lines of prose or verse to be written out by a pupil as punishment.
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Line

(Games) A horizontal demarcation on a scorecard in bridge dividing the honor score from the trick score.
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Line

A source of information.
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Line

The information itself
Got a line on the computer project.
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Line

(Music) One of the five parallel marks constituting a staff.
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Line

A sustained melodic or harmonic part in a piece
Strained to hear the tenor line.
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Line

A formation in which elements, such as troops, tanks, or ships, are arranged abreast of one another.
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Line

The battle area closest to the enemy; the front.
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Line

The combat troops or warships at the front, arrayed for defense or offense.
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Line

The regular forces of an army or a navy, in contrast to staff and support personnel.
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Line

The class of officers in direct command of warships or of army combat units.
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Line

A bulwark or trench.
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Line

An extended system of such fortifications or defenses
The Siegfried line.
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Line

A foul line.
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Line

A real or imaginary mark demarcating a specified section of a playing area or field.
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Line

A real or imaginary mark or point at which a race begins or ends.
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Line

The center and two wings making up a hockey team's offensive unit.
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Line

(Football) A line of scrimmage.
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Line

(Football) The linemen considered as a group.
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Line

(Informal) The odds a bookmaker gives, especially for sports events.
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Line

The proportion of an insurance risk assumed by a particular underwriter or company.
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Line

(Slang) An amount of powdered cocaine arranged in a thin, long strip for snorting.
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Line

To mark, incise, or cover with a line or lines.
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Line

To represent with lines.
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Line

To place in a series or row.
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Line

To form a bordering line along
Small stalls lined the alley.
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Line

(Baseball) To hit (a ball) sharply so that it flies low and fast.
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Line

To hit a line drive
Lined out to shortstop.
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Line

To fit a covering to the inside surface of
A coat lined with fur.
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Line

To cover the inner surface of
Moisture lined the walls of the cave.
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Line

To fill plentifully, as with money or food.
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Line

A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
The arrow descended in a curved line.
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Line

(geometry) An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.
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Line

A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.
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Line

(graph theory) An edge of a graph.
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Line

(geography) A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.
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Line

The equator.
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Line

(music) One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.
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Line

(cricket) The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length).
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Line

(soccer) The goal line.
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Line

(motoring) A particular path taken by a vehicle when driving a bend or corner in the road.
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Line

A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness.
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Line

A hose or pipe, of any size.
A brake line
The main water line to the house
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Line

Direction, path.
The line of sight
The line of vision
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Line

The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.
I tried to make a call, but the line was dead.
A dedicated line;
A shared line
Please speak up, the line is very faint.
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Line

A clothesline.
We need to take the clothes off the line. The news reported a front is coming in from the east, and we can expect heavy rain and maybe hail.
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Line

A letter, a written form of communication.
Drop me a line.
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Line

A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.
A line of stages
An express line
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Line

(military) A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces.
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Line

The exterior limit of a figure or territory: a boundary, contour, or outline; a demarcation.
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Line

A long tape or ribbon marked with units for measuring; a tape measure.
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Line

(obsolete) A measuring line or cord.
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Line

That which was measured by a line, such as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.
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Line

A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark.
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Line

; feature; figure (of one's body).
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Line

A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation.
The line forms on the right.
There is a line of houses.
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Line

Ellipsis of line of battle
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Line

(military) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.
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(music) A series of notes forming a certain part (such as the bass or melody) of a greater work.
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A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.
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Line

A small amount of text. Specifically:
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A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.
The answer to the comprehension question can be found in the third line of the accompanying text.
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Line

A verse (in poetry).
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Line

A sentence of dialogue, especially in a play, movie, or the like.
He was perfecting his pickup lines for use at the bar.
"It is what it is" was one of his more annoying lines.
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Line

A lie or exaggeration, especially one told to gain another's approval or prevent losing it.
Don't feed me a line!
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Line

Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity.
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Line

The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction.
Remember, your answers must match the party line.
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Line

(slang) Information about or understanding of something. (Mostly restricted to the expressions get a line on, have a line on, and give a line on.)
Judy gave me a line on a lawyer who's supposed to be the best in the business.
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Line

A set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself.
Line of business, product line
How many buses does the line have?
The airline is in danger of bankruptcy.
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Line

(stock exchange) A number of shares taken by a jobber.
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Line

Any of an ill-defined set of units of length, varying according to the country, discipline, industry, and date of application, commonly with no indication of the intended magnitude:
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Line

(historical) A tsarist-era Russian unit of measure, approximately equal to one tenth of an English inch, used especially when measuring the calibre of firearms.
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Line

One twelfth of an inch.
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Line

One sixteenth of an inch.
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Line

One fortieth of an inch.
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Line

(advertising) agate line
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Line

(historical) A maxwell, a unit of magnetic flux.
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Line

The batter's box.
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Line

(fencing) The position in which the fencers hold their swords.
Line of engagement
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Line

(engineering) Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working).
The engine is in line / out of line
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Line

A small path-shaped portion or serving of a powdery illegal drug, especially cocaine.
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Line

(obsolete) instruction; doctrine.
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Line

(genetics) A population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup.
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Line

(perfusion line) a set composed of a spike, a drip chamber, a clamp, a Y-injection site, a three-way stopcock and a catheter.
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(ice hockey) A group of forwards that play together.
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(Australian rules football) A set of positions in a team which play in a similar position on the field; in a traditional team, consisting of three players and acting as one of six such sets in the team.
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Line

A vascular catheter.
Patient had a line inserted
Line sepsis
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Line

(South Korean idol fandom) A group of people born in a certain year (liners).
Maknae line; hyung line; 97 line
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Line

(obsolete) Flax; linen, particularly the longer fiber of flax.
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Line

(transitive) To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.
To line troops
Some more, please
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Line

(transitive) To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify.
To line works with soldiers
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Line

(transitive) To form a line along.
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Line

(transitive) To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines.
To line a copy book
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Line

(railroading) To align (one or more switches) to direct a train onto a particular track.
The dispatcher lined the switches at Pickle interlocking for the freight turnout to clear the train into the passing track before the express arrived.
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Line

To represent by lines; to delineate; to portray.
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Line

(transitive) To read or repeat line by line.
To line out a hymn
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Line

To hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground.
Jones lined to left in his last at-bat.
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Line

(transitive) To track (wild bees) to their nest by following their line of flight.
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Line

(transitive) To measure.
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Line

(transitive) To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen.
The bird lines its nest with soft grass.
To line a cloak with silk or fur
To line a box with paper or tin
Paintings lined the walls of the cavernous dining room
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Line

To reinforce (the back of a book) with glue and glued scrap material such as fabric or paper.
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Line

(transitive) To fill or supply (something), as a purse with money.
To line the shelves
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Line

To copulate with, to impregnate.
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Line

Flax; linen.
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Line

The longer and finer fiber of flax.
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Line

A linen thread or string; a slender, strong cord; also, a cord of any thickness; a rope; a hawser; as, a fishing line; a line for snaring birds; a clothesline; a towline.
Who so layeth lines for to latch fowls.
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Line

A more or less threadlike mark of pen, pencil, or graver; any long mark; as, a chalk line.
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Line

The course followed by anything in motion; hence, a road or route; as, the arrow descended in a curved line; the place is remote from lines of travel.
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Line

Direction; as, the line of sight or vision.
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Line

A row of letters, words, etc., written or printed; esp., a row of words extending across a page or column.
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Line

A short letter; a note; as, a line from a friend.
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Line

A verse, or the words which form a certain number of feet, according to the measure.
In the preceding line Ulysses speaks of Nausicaa.
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Line

Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity.
He is uncommonly powerful in his own line, but it is not the line of a first-rate man.
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Line

That which has length, but not breadth or thickness.
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Line

The exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline.
Eden stretched her lineFrom Auran eastward to the royal towersOf great Seleucia.
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Line

A threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark.
Though on his brow were graven lines austere.
He tipples palmistry, and dinesOn all her fortune-telling lines.
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Line

Lineament; feature; figure.
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Line

A straight row; a continued series or rank; as, a line of houses, or of soldiers; a line of barriers.
Unite thy forces and attack their lines.
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Line

A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; as, the ascending or descending line; the line of descent; the male line; a line of kings.
Of his lineage am I, and his offspringBy very line, as of the stock real.
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Line

A connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.; as, a line of stages; an express line.
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Line

A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.
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Line

A long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline.
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Line

A measuring line or cord.
He marketh it out with a line.
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Line

That which was measured by a line, as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
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Line

The proper relative position or adjustment of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working; as, the engine is in line or out of line.
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Line

Instruction; doctrine.
Their line is gone out through all the earth.
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Line

The track and roadbed of a railway; railroad.
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Line

A row of men who are abreast of one another, whether side by side or some distance apart; - opposed to column.
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Line

A trench or rampart.
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Line

Form of a vessel as shown by the outlines of vertical, horizontal, and oblique sections.
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Line

One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.
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Line

A number of shares taken by a jobber.
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Line

A series of various qualities and values of the same general class of articles; as, a full line of hosiery; a line of merinos, etc.
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Line

The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, or the whole of a system of telegraph wires under one management and name.
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Line

The reins with which a horse is guided by his driver.
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Line

A measure of length; one twelfth of an inch.
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Line

To cover the inner surface of; as, to line a cloak with silk or fur; to line a box with paper or tin.
The inside lined with rich carnation silk.
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Line

To put something in the inside of; to fill; to supply, as a purse with money.
The charge amounteth very high for any one man's purse, except lined beyond ordinary, to reach unto.
Till coffee has her stomach lined.
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Line

To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding anything; to fortify; as, to line works with soldiers.
Line and new repair our towns of warWith men of courage and with means defendant.
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Line

To impregnate; - applied to brute animals.
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Line

To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines; as, to line a copy book.
He had a healthy color in his cheeks, and his face, though lined, bore few traces of anxiety.
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Line

To represent by lines; to delineate; to portray.
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Line

To read or repeat line by line; as, to line out a hymn.
This custom of reading or lining, or, as it was frequently called "deaconing" the hymn or psalm in the churches, was brought about partly from necessity.
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Line

To form into a line; to align; as, to line troops.
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Line

A formation of people or things one beside another;
The line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed
They were arrayed in line of battle
The cast stood in line for the curtain call
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Line

A mark that is long relative to its width;
He drew a line on the chart
The substance produced characteristic lines on the spectroscope
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Line

A formation of people or things one behind another;
The line stretched clear around the corner
You must wait in a long line at the checkout counter
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Line

A length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
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Line

Text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen;
The letter consisted of three short lines
There are six lines in every stanza
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Line

A single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
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Line

A fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops);
They attacked the enemy's line
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Line

The methodical process of logical reasoning;
I can't follow your line of reasoning
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Line

A conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
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Line

A connected series of events or actions or developments;
The government took a firm course
Historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available
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Line

A spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
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Line

A slight depression in the smoothness of a surface;
His face has many lines
Ironing gets rid of most wrinkles
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Line

A pipe used to transport liquids or gases;
A pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport
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Line

The road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
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Line

A telephone connection
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Line

Acting in conformity;
In line with
He got out of line
Toe the line
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Line

The descendants of one individual;
His entire lineage has been warriors
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Line

Something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible;
A washing line
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Line

The principal activity in your life that you do to earn money;
He's not in my line of business
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Line

In games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
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Line

(often plural) a means of communication or access;
It must go through official channels
Lines of communication were set up between the two firms
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Line

A particular kind of product or merchandise;
A nice line of shoes
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Line

A commercial organization serving as a common carrier
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Line

Space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
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Line

The maximum credit that a customer is allowed
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Line

A succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence;
She was humming an air from Beethoven
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Line

A short personal letter;
Drop me a line when you get there
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Line

A conceptual separation or demarcation;
There is a narrow line between sanity and insanity
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Line

Mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
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Line

Be in line with; form a line along;
Trees line the riverbank
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Line

Cover the interior of (garments);
Line the gloves
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Line

Make a mark or lines on a surface;
Draw a line
Trace the outline of a figure in the sand
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Line

Mark with lines;
Sorrow had lined his face
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Line

Fill plentifully;
Line one's pockets
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Line

Reinforce with fabric;
Lined books are more enduring
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Line

A long, narrow mark or band.
There was a thin line across the paper.
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Oct 05, 2023

Line

A cord, rope, or string used for a specific purpose.
She hung the clothes on the washing line.
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Oct 05, 2023

Line

A set of related products or services in a company's range.
The new fashion line was a hit.
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FAQs

Are highways divided into lanes?

Yes, highways typically have multiple lanes to manage traffic flow.
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Oct 05, 2023

Can "line" be used as a verb?

Yes, "line" can mean to mark or cover the inner side of something.
Aimie Carlson
Oct 05, 2023

Is "alley" synonymous with "lane"?

They're similar, but "alley" often refers to a narrow passageway between buildings.
Harlon Moss
Oct 05, 2023

What does "lane" commonly refer to?

"Lane" often refers to a narrow road or pathway.
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Oct 05, 2023

Can "line" refer to lineage or descent?

Yes, as in "a line of royalty."
Aimie Carlson
Oct 05, 2023

Can "line" refer to a phone connection?

Yes, as in "telephone line" or "dropping a line."
Aimie Carlson
Oct 05, 2023

What's a "lane divider"?

It's a separator, often painted or physical, between lanes on a road.
Aimie Carlson
Oct 05, 2023

Can "line" refer to a queue of people?

Yes, a "line" can mean a series of people waiting their turn.
Sawaira Riaz
Oct 05, 2023

Can "line" mean a row of written or printed words?

Yes, like lines in a poem or book.
Harlon Moss
Oct 05, 2023

Can "line" indicate a method of production?

Yes, as in a "production line" in factories.
Harlon Moss
Oct 05, 2023

Is "lane" used in swimming competitions?

Yes, swimmers are assigned specific lanes in a pool.
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Oct 05, 2023

What does "draw a line" metaphorically mean?

It means to set a limit or boundary.
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Oct 05, 2023

Does "lane" appear in idioms or phrases?

Yes, like "life in the fast lane."
Harlon Moss
Oct 05, 2023

Can "line" be about a series of products?

Yes, like a "product line" in business.
Aimie Carlson
Oct 05, 2023

Do bowling alleys have lanes?

Yes, each separate path for the ball is called a bowling lane.
Janet White
Oct 05, 2023

Can "line" denote a fortification?

Yes, as in "defensive line" in military contexts.
Janet White
Oct 05, 2023

What does "read between the lines" mean?

It means to understand the hidden or unspoken meaning.
Sara Rehman
Oct 05, 2023

Can "lane" refer to a specific path for cyclists?

Yes, some roads have a designated "bike lane."
Sawaira Riaz
Oct 05, 2023

Is "air lane" a correct term?

Yes, it refers to routes that aircrafts regularly fly.
Janet White
Oct 05, 2023

Can "lane" indicate a specialized road section?

Yes, like a "bus lane" exclusively for buses.
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Oct 05, 2023
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