water lanen.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtə ˌleɪn/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdər ˌleɪn/,

/ˈwɑdər ˌleɪn/

Forms: see water n. and lane n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., lane n.¹

Etymology: < water n. + lane n.¹Compare earlier use of Water Lane as a street name in the City of London (1425, 1540: see E. Ekwall Street-Names City of London (1954) 148), although it is unclear whether this implies earlier currency of the compound.

†1. North American. An artificial channel for conveying water to a mill. Cf. waterlead n. 1. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > stream > [noun] > mill-race

mill-troughOE

outshot1362

mill-lead1434

mill fleam1475

mill-race1478

waylead1547

mill-leat1609

waterlead1641

mill-run1652

water lane1718

wash-milla1722

overshot1760

head race1780

mill-course1804

lade1808

wheel-race1825

mill lade1827

dam-

1718 in B. D. Hicks Rec. N. & S. Hempstead, Long Island (1897) II. 451 They would pleased to grant him yt stream..for to buld a grist mill on & likewise to cut a dich throu a pees of ye Towns meadow for a water lain.

1868 T. H. Coldwell Rep. Supreme Court Tennessee 4 391 The complainant is entitled to the use of all the water of the stream... He has the right to construct a water lane or lanes necessary to carry it to operate his machinery.

2. A passage of open or unobstructed water, typically narrow or limited in width, through which watercraft can pass; spec. a shipping lane.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > channel > [noun] > navigable channel through shoals, etc.

channel1536

thoroughfare1598

swatch1626

traversea1645

pilot water1653

swash1694

pass1698

waterway1759

water lane1779

swatchway1798

fairwater1802

swash-way1839

water gate1850

stoach-way1853

seaway1866

swash channel1885

1779 T. Forrest Voy. New Guinea ii. xix. 380 The town, resembling Venice; with many water lanes..perpendicular and parallel to the main river.

1883 G. C. Davies Norfolk Broads ii. 15 We cross the Broad and the river, and enter a narrow water-lane between the reeds.

1898 R. Kipling Fleet in Being i. 2 A consort was coming up a waterlane, between two lines of shipping, just behind us.

1953 Pop. Mech. May 144 The vast Delta Marsh—36,000 acres of reeds, bulrushes and twisting water lanes.

2009 S. Wu & K. Zou Maritime Security S. China Sea vi. 101 The transportation of raw nuclear material and waste by sea is causing an increasingly serious threat to water lanes.

3. Originally and chiefly Guernsey. A lane or path which closely follows a stream or small watercourse.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > lane > [noun] > unsurfaced > with stream running along it

water lane1862

1862 D. T. Ansted & R. G. Latham Channel Islands i. iii. 55 They are called ‘water lanes’, and are characteristic of the island.

a1876 M. Collins Pen Sketches (1879) I. 173 The fern-fringed lanes of Devon, the cool water-lanes of Guernsey.

1891 D. Jordan & J. A. Owen Ann. Fishing Village xi. 104 It was a water-lane—a public way for any cart-horse or cow that the owners might think fit to take there—as wide as an ordinary road.

1913 A. B. Osborne As it is in Eng. v. 103 The ‘water lanes’ peculiar to Guernsey, mere paths by the side of a running brook.

1994 G. Daniel Landscapes Guernsey 33 (caption) The lower part of the water lane at Moulin Huet. You can see the stream running beside the path here.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	water lane
释义	water lanen. Brit. /ˈwɔːtə ˌleɪn/, U.S. /ˈwɔdər ˌleɪn/, /ˈwɑdər ˌleɪn/ Forms: see water n. and lane n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., lane n.¹ Etymology: < water n. + lane n.¹Compare earlier use of Water Lane as a street name in the City of London (1425, 1540: see E. Ekwall Street-Names City of London (1954) 148), although it is unclear whether this implies earlier currency of the compound. †1. North American. An artificial channel for conveying water to a mill. Cf. waterlead n. 1. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > stream > [noun] > mill-race mill-troughOE outshot1362 mill-lead1434 mill fleam1475 mill-race1478 waylead1547 mill-leat1609 waterlead1641 mill-run1652 water lane1718 wash-milla1722 overshot1760 head race1780 mill-course1804 lade1808 wheel-race1825 mill lade1827 dam- 1718 in B. D. Hicks Rec. N. & S. Hempstead, Long Island (1897) II. 451 They would pleased to grant him yt stream..for to buld a grist mill on & likewise to cut a dich throu a pees of ye Towns meadow for a water lain. 1868 T. H. Coldwell Rep. Supreme Court Tennessee 4 391 The complainant is entitled to the use of all the water of the stream... He has the right to construct a water lane or lanes necessary to carry it to operate his machinery. 2. A passage of open or unobstructed water, typically narrow or limited in width, through which watercraft can pass; spec. a shipping lane. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > channel > [noun] > navigable channel through shoals, etc. channel1536 thoroughfare1598 swatch1626 traversea1645 pilot water1653 swash1694 pass1698 waterway1759 water lane1779 swatchway1798 fairwater1802 swash-way1839 water gate1850 stoach-way1853 seaway1866 swash channel1885 1779 T. Forrest Voy. New Guinea ii. xix. 380 The town, resembling Venice; with many water lanes..perpendicular and parallel to the main river. 1883 G. C. Davies Norfolk Broads ii. 15 We cross the Broad and the river, and enter a narrow water-lane between the reeds. 1898 R. Kipling Fleet in Being i. 2 A consort was coming up a waterlane, between two lines of shipping, just behind us. 1953 Pop. Mech. May 144 The vast Delta Marsh—36,000 acres of reeds, bulrushes and twisting water lanes. 2009 S. Wu & K. Zou Maritime Security S. China Sea vi. 101 The transportation of raw nuclear material and waste by sea is causing an increasingly serious threat to water lanes. 3. Originally and chiefly Guernsey. A lane or path which closely follows a stream or small watercourse. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > lane > [noun] > unsurfaced > with stream running along it water lane1862 1862 D. T. Ansted & R. G. Latham Channel Islands i. iii. 55 They are called ‘water lanes’, and are characteristic of the island. a1876 M. Collins Pen Sketches (1879) I. 173 The fern-fringed lanes of Devon, the cool water-lanes of Guernsey. 1891 D. Jordan & J. A. Owen Ann. Fishing Village xi. 104 It was a water-lane—a public way for any cart-horse or cow that the owners might think fit to take there—as wide as an ordinary road. 1913 A. B. Osborne As it is in Eng. v. 103 The ‘water lanes’ peculiar to Guernsey, mere paths by the side of a running brook. 1994 G. Daniel Landscapes Guernsey 33 (caption) The lower part of the water lane at Moulin Huet. You can see the stream running beside the path here. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1718
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