<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.</li><li>any narrow or well-defined passage, track, channel, or course.</li><li>a longitudinally marked part of a highway wide enough to accommodate one vehicle, often set off from adjacent lanes by painted lines (often used in combination).</li><li>a fixed route followed by ocean steamers or airplanes.</li><li>(in a running or swimming race) the marked-off space or path within which a competitor must remain during the course of a race.</li><li>a long, narrow wooden track that a ball rolls down in a game of bowling.</li><li>an area of interest or expertise that is associated with a person or group whose contributions or authority in that area are respected.</li><li>Politics: an affiliation or faction that presents one path to nomination or election victory for candidates who espouse that ideology or embody its ideals.</li><li>(in a MOBA video game) one of the major arteries on the map between the two strongholds in which the fighting between characters occurs.</li></ul>