Meaning
A road, street, or similar thoroughfare.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English lane, lone, from Old English lanu (“a lane, alley, avenue”), from Proto-West Germanic *lanu, from Proto-Germanic *lanō (“lane, passageway”). Cognate with Scots lone (“cattle-track, by-road”), West Frisian leane, loane (“a walkway, avenue”), Dutch laan (“alley, avenue”), German Low German Lane, Laan (“lane”), Swedish lån (“covered walkway encircling a house”), Icelandic lön (“a row of houses”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 23 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-09-21NABEJLY
- 2026-08-11NAELMTY
- 2026-08-02NACDEHL
- 2026-04-23ADQLENU
- 2026-04-12NALECHO
- 2025-11-25EAONLGH
- 2025-11-01LAMEDHN
- 2025-09-20ADENYZL
- 2025-09-05ABEJLNY
- 2025-08-03EAOLGNY
- 2025-05-25NPAOEBL
- 2025-05-17LZATIEN
+11 earlier appearances in the archive.