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Yahweh(dictionary)

lane (iou) and Yahweh (iou)


lane (iou)



lane noun1. See also LOAN noun2.
[Old English lane = Old Frisian lana, laen, Middle Dutch lane (Dutch laan). Ult. origin unkn.]
A narrow path or road between hedges, banks, etc.; a narrow road or street between houses or walls. OE.
R. K. Narayan He..stole along by-ways and lanes. M. Lowry There was a lane branching to the left.., no more than a cart-track at first. Proverb: It's a long lane that has no turning.
(A thing resembling) a narrow or comparatively narrow way, channel, or passage, esp. a passage between two lines of people or through a crowd. LME.
b. A channel or path designated for use or regularly used by shipping or aircraft, esp. on busy routes. M19.
P. Norman We traverse sea lanes crowded, like a busy street, with..liners and cargo ships and..tankers. Aircraft Illustrated For flights in British airspace, air traffic control lanes..are established.
c. Sport. A path or channel allocated to an individual (esp. a sprinter or swimmer) in a race, usu. marked out and separated from parallel paths etc. by lines or ropes. E20.
Marathon & Distance Runner The gun went, the six athletes in their own lanes were released into the..bend. Swimming Times In the 6-lane..pool provided for competition.
d. A division along a road, marked out by painted lines and used to segregate traffic according to speed, intended direction, type of vehicle, etc. E20.
R. Dahl A policeman on a motor-cycle loomed up alongside us on the inside lane. attrib.: Evening Post (Bristol) Better lane discipline by all traffic would make roundabouts safer for all.
e. In ten-pin bowling etc.: a long narrow strip of floor down which a ball is bowled. M20.
A long narrow enclosure from which kangaroos, cattle, etc., are driven into a pen or pound. Austral. M19.
Astronomy. A narrow band or strip in the sky, in the image of a galaxy, etc., that differs markedly from its immediate surroundings, e.g. in containing no observable stars. L19.
Nature A small, irregular, diffuse nebulosity..with a prominent dark lane.
Phrases: fast lane: see FAST adjective. in lane in the appropriate or correct lane. lover's lane: see LOVER noun. memory lane: see MEMORY noun. red lane: see RED adjective. the lane slang the throat.

Yahweh (iou)



Yahweh noun. . M19.
[Hebrew YHWH, with added vowels generally thought by scholars to represent the most likely vocalization of the Tetragrammaton.]
(The personal name of) God in the Old Testament and Hebrew Scriptures. Cf. JEHOVAH, ELOHIM.