lane

lane
 n.— «“I’m always mindful of my charter,” VanAntwerp said, noting that he must follow specific guidelines in making a ruling. “I stay in my lane,” the colonel said, using a foot-race analogy.» —“He holds the fate of Murrieta Creek” by Steve Moore Press-Enterprise (Riverside, California) June 12, 1993. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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