green lane

noun

Any of several types of wide unsurfaced paths through the countryside, especially ancient ones once used for herding animals.

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Meanings

green lane1

noungreen lane (plural green lanes)

plural green lanes

  1. UKAny of several types of wide unsurfaced paths through the countryside, especially ancient ones once used for herding animals.
  2. An unmetalled rural road.
  3. GuernseyJerseyA road designated where pedestrians, cyclists and horse-riders have priority, and automobiles must not exceed a low speed limit.

Green Lane2

proper noun
  1. A borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  2. A place in the United Kingdom:
    1. A hamlet in Ilsington parish, Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7877).
    2. A hamlet in Yarkhill parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO6245).
    3. A hamlet in Studley parish, Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire and Redditch borough, Worcestershire, England, on a road of the same name (OS grid ref SP0664).
    4. An outer suburb of Coventry, West Midlands, England, with a road of the same name (OS grid ref SP3275).
    5. A hamlet in Abermule with Llandyssil community, Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SO1795).

Translations

Welsh lôn werdd
  • lôn werddunsurfaced path through the countrydside
Cite this entry
APA

green lane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20lane

MLA

“green lane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20lane. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “green lane,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20lane.

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