noun
BAD : It was so dark in the park that she kept wandering from the lane.
GOOD : It was so dark in the park that she kept wandering from the path.
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lane = a narrow road or street: 'We rode our bikes along the little country lanes.'
path = a narrow strip of ground in a garden, park etc that is made for people to walk along: 'There used to be a path down to the stream, but it's all overgrown now.'