(n.) A passageway between fences or hedges which is not traveled as a highroad; an alley between buildings; a narrow way among trees, rocks, and other natural obstructions; hence, in a general sense, a narrow passageway; as, a lane between lines of men, or through a field of ice.
Example Sentences:
(1) Tottenham Hotspur’s £400m redevelopment of White Hart Lane could include a retractable grass pitch as the club explores the possibility of hosting a new NFL franchise.
(2) These lanes encourage cyclists to 'ride in the gutter' which in itself is a very dangerous riding position – especially on busy congested roads as it places the cyclist right in a motorist's blind spot.
(3) A two-lane, 400m bridge – funded by Jica, Japan's aid agency – coupled with simplified procedures agreed by Zambia and Zimbabwe have speeded up processing time.
(4) Cluster analysis results could not be considered valid, since replicate lanes in different gels were not grouped together.
(5) The deal will be effective from 28 February, meaning Defoe has the opportunity to add to his 142 goals for the White Hart Lane club.
(6) "I'm led to believe that Notts County used to play their home games at Trent Bridge, The Oval hosted an FA Cup final and Bramall Lane used to be a cricket ground, but are there any other cricket grounds that have hosted either league or international football matches?"
(7) "A typical day in London would be: wake up hungover, try to get some breakfast in you," he says, barrelling along green-tunnelled country lanes through – as he puts it in Jerusalem – the "wild garlic and May blossom" that mean winter is over.
(8) When I had that keyhole surgery, I thought: ‘Maybe, if I come back, it won’t be to that top level.’ But with the support I have been getting from my coach, family and friends, I think that really motivated me to come back strong.” Kenya is more famed for its distance runners and steeplechasers than its hurdlers, but the country was left celebrating a surprise gold medal in the 400m hurdles when Nicholas Bett powered home from lane nine to smash his personal best to win in 47.79sec.
(9) Lanes and bands can be added or removed, based upon users' subjective preferences.
(10) We replicated DNA fingerprints of snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) and hypervariable restriction fragments of red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) to estimate the between-blot and between-lane components of variance in molecular weights of restriction fragments.
(11) At peak times 1,300 vehicles an hour will use the lanes, with non-Olympic motorists fined £130 if they stray into them.
(12) Riga, accompanied by Fraeye, was at Charlton's Sparrows Lane training ground on Tuesday and watched on as Powell's existing coaching staff oversaw the first-team squad.
(13) If the orienting voltage was applied parallel to the direction of electrophoresis, both linear and supercoiled DNA molecules migrated in straight lanes.
(14) The technology is also there for green-laning, says Everett – intelligent traffic lights that recognise where traffic is coming from, allowing cars to flow more freely and cutting down on unnecessary braking and restarting, which wastes energy.
(15) On the other hand, the relatively smooth-surfaced 'lanes' between groups of respiratory islets have a microridged surface similar to that of the primary gill lamellae.
(16) There are nominal cycle lanes on some of the capital's main thoroughfares, but with seven million cars jostling for space, those lanes are often cannibalised by motorised rickshaws and scooters, leaving no safe space for bicyclists.
(17) However, it is early days for Pochettino’s side and Tottenham’s credentials will be fully tested by Liverpool, whose 5-0 victory at White Hart Lane last season led to André Villas-Boas losing his job.
(18) Monkey chants rang out at White Hart Lane this month as visiting Lazio "Ultras" from Italy abused three Spurs players.
(19) Obama came out firmly against “fast” and “slow” lanes arguing against cable firm’s charging higher fees for faster service.
(20) The lanes were discussed at the first of a series of daily meetings, chaired on Monday by David Cameron , which assessed security and transport arrangements for the Olympics.
Patronymic
Definition:
(a.) Derived from ancestors; as, a patronymic denomination.
(n.) A modification of the father's name borne by the son; a name derived from that of a parent or ancestor; as, Pelides, the son of Peleus; Johnson, the son of John; Macdonald, the son of Donald; Paulowitz, the son of Paul; also, the surname of a family; the family name.
Example Sentences:
(1) Tom Jaine writes: Robert Carrier was born Robert Carrier MacMahon, but dropped the patronymic when in France after the war: "It sounds good in French and it looks well visually," he remarked.
(2) Several explanations are offered for this, including polyphyletism of surnames and the presence of Scandinavian patronyms in this population.
(3) The Handmaid's Tale tells the story of Offred – not her real name, but the patronymic she has been given by the new regime in an oppressive parallel America of the future – and her role as a Handmaid.