lane n. an area of expertise or (military) responsibility; a mandate. Etymological Note: As explained in the comments, this usage is probably an extension of the idea of a shooting lane, where each shooter must keep fire within a long track. Perhaps...
lane n.— «Well, that’s in the defense authorization—that’s—sorry—in the intelligence authorization bill, which is not as much in his lane of responsibility as the defense authorization bill.» —“DoD News Briefing” by...
lane n.— «Well, I think the policy debate is going to continue in public, and that’s outside of my lane. What I can tell you is that military to military, which is where my lane is, that we could not have better cooperation from United...
lane n.— «Well, I’ve already talked about the military part of that, and to stay inside my lane, my military lane, I probably shouldn’t comment, but it’s obvious that there is—» —“Interview with Pakastani Televsion News Channel, Geo...
lane n.— «The man at the center of the growing furor over the National Security Agency’s surveillance of Americans’ domestic phone calls, Gen. Michael Hayden, is an Air Force officer who never flew a fighter jet or dropped a bomb. He rose...
bumper sniffer n.— «Department of Public Safety officer Dub Gillum points out the left lane is for passing only by law, and the “bumper sniffer” is following too close and can get a ticket without having an accident...
