noun
1 ( esp. BrE ) narrow road
ADJECTIVE
▪ narrow
▪ little , small
▪ single-track ( BrE )
▪ quiet
▪ dusty , muddy
▪ bumpy , twisting , winding
▪
There is plenty to explore in the narrow winding ~s behind the cathedral.
▪ leafy
▪ cobbled
▪ country
▪
We drove down winding country ~s on the journey to York.
▪ back ( BrE )
▪
Lighting is poor in the back ~s of the old town.
VERB + LANE
▪ turn down , turn into
LANE + VERB
▪ go , lead , run
▪
the ~ leading to the village
▪
The ~ runs past the the lake.
PREPOSITION
▪ along a/the ~
▪
We cycled for miles along winding country ~s.
▪ down a/the ~ , in a/the ~ , up a/the ~
2 part of a wide road for one line of traffic
ADJECTIVE
▪ fast , slow
▪ left , left-hand , right , right-hand
▪ breakdown ( AmE ), inside , middle , outside ( BrE ), overtaking ( BrE ), passing ( AmE )
▪ northbound , southbound , etc.
▪ traffic
▪ bus , express ( AmE ), HOV (= high-occupancy vehicle)
▪ bicycle ( AmE ), cycle ( BrE )
VERB + LANE
▪ change , get in ( BrE ), switch ( esp. AmE )
▪
I hate changing ~s when the traffic is heavy.
▪
Get in ~ early when turning off.
▪ keep in , stay in (both BrE )
LANE + NOUN
▪ closures ( esp. BrE ), restrictions ( BrE )
▪
Commuters can expect ~ closures for a while longer.
PREPOSITION
▪ in (the) ~
▪
The bus was crawling along in the slow ~.