bike lane

[ bahyk-leyn ]

/ ˈbaɪk ˌleɪn /

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noun

a lane of a roadway specifically for the use of bicyclists, as designated by road markings or signs: The one-way streets are so wide that putting in a bike lane would have virtually no effect on car traffic.

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Also called bi·cy·cle lane

[bahy-si-kuhl leyn] /ˈbaɪ sɪ kəl ˌleɪn/ .

Origin of bike lane

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby bike lane

bijou, bijouterie, bijugate, Bikaner, bike, bike lane, biker, biker jacket, bike shorts, bikeway, bikie

How to use bike lane in a sentence

In Paris, we are modernizing city infrastructure, adding bike lanes, expanding green space and reducing air pollution to make our urban communities more resilient, livable, and equitable.
Cities May Be Our Greatest Hope in the Face of Climate Change and the Pandemic|William Peduto|February 19, 2021|Time
Wider, protected, continuous bike lanes and intersections would benefit all riders, not just those on e-bikes.
E-Bikes Are Taking Off—But We Need to Make Space for Them|Patrick Lucas Austin|January 22, 2021|Time
Back in New York, city officials added 28 miles of bike lanes in 2020, bringing the total number to over 1,300 miles.
E-Bikes Are Taking Off—But We Need to Make Space for Them|Patrick Lucas Austin|January 22, 2021|Time
The prototype announcements come as cities roll out more bike lanes, giving people more space to commute amid the ongoing pandemic.
Ford is researching safety tech allowing bikes, e-scooters to ‘talk’ to cars|Dalvin Brown|January 13, 2021|Washington Post

Mayor Todd Gloria released Monday the city’s annual update on its goals to combat climate change, like building bike lanes and cutting planet-warming greenhouse gases emitted by the municipality, in an enthusiastic press release.
Morning Report: Looking Back on the Tech Boondoggles of 2020|Voice of San Diego|December 29, 2020|Voice of San Diego
I know that one day in the near (ish) future, we will return to our usual hikes and bike rides.
You’re Never ‘Cured’ of an Eating Disorder|Carrie Arnold|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
My bike ride that mid-October day starts like so many others.
You’re Never ‘Cured’ of an Eating Disorder|Carrie Arnold|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This week the Church of England named the Reverend Libby Lane as its first female bishop.
First Anglican Woman Bishop A Return to Christian Roots|Candida Moss|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Former cadet Lane said he only saw Jackson attempt to catch one of them.
Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor|S. C. Gwynne|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Down a one-lane gravel road sits the house Burton left seven years ago.
Mrs. Manson, Hometown Antihero|Justin Glawe|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The order of meals at Lane End was somewhat peculiar even then, and would now be almost unique.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
The main entrance is in the centre of the St. Martin's Lane front, and consists of a central roadway for carts and wagons, 15ft.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
They walked silently down the lane together, Gilbert sullen and mortified, Dorothy pitying but resolute.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
Water Street, formerly Water Lane, had a brook running down one side of it when houses were first built there.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
Mis' Calvert, she saw you in a lane, or somethin', and fetched you back to that Baltimore city where the both of you lived.
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond