maze /meɪz/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: maze 'to confuse' (13-19 centuries) , probably from unrecorded Old English masian ]
1 . a complicated and confusing arrangement of streets, roads etc
maze of streets/paths/tunnels etc
the maze of narrow streets
I was led through a maze of corridors.
2 . a large number of rules, instructions etc which are complicated and difficult to understand
maze of rules/regulations etc
a maze of new laws
3 . a specially designed system of paths, often in a park or public garden, which is difficult to find your way through:
We got completely lost in the maze.
the famous Hampton Court maze
4 . a children’s game, played on paper, in which you try to draw a line through a complicated group of lines without crossing any of them