"back lane" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: back lanes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} back lane (plural back lanes)
  1. (British, Canada) An alleyway that runs behind a row of houses, or between rows of houses. Wikipedia link: back lane Tags: British, Canada Synonyms: back alley, backway

Inflected forms

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