lane

a longitudinally marked part of a highway wide enough to accommodate one vehicle, often set off from adjacent lanes by painted lines (often used in combination): a new six-lane turnpike.

a fixed route followed by ocean steamers or airplanes.

(in a running or swimming race) the marked-off space or path within which a competitor must remain during the course of a race.

a long, narrow wooden track that a ball rolls down in a game of bowling.

an area of interest or expertise that is associated with a person or group whose contributions or authority in that area are respected: Teen magazines should stay in their lane and stick to publishing articles about relationships, style, and beauty.

Politics. an affiliation or faction that presents one path to nomination or election victory for candidates who espouse that ideology or embody its ideals: The libertarian candidates siphoned voters away from the conservative establishment lane in the primary.

(in a MOBA video game) one of the major arteries on the map between the two strongholds in which the fighting between characters occurs: Our strategy is to push with a support character in the top lane.

one of the parallel strips into which a running track or swimming bath is divided for races

the long strip of wooden flooring down which balls are bowled in a bowling alley