"local lane" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: local lanes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} local lane (plural local lanes)
  1. (chiefly US) In a multi-lane controlled-access highway or expressway system, a lane which is physically separated from the (express) lane(s) closest to the median and which is intended for vehicles traveling relatively shorter distances, so that these vehicles may enter and exit the highway system without unduly interrupting the flow of traffic. Tags: US Synonyms: collector lane
    Sense id: en-local_lane-en-noun-2aoSlBC2 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Roads

Inflected forms

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        "In a multi-lane controlled-access highway or expressway system, a lane which is physically separated from the (express) lane(s) closest to the median and which is intended for vehicles traveling relatively shorter distances, so that these vehicles may enter and exit the highway system without unduly interrupting the flow of traffic."
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          "separate",
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        [
          "enter",
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        ],
        [
          "exit",
          "exit"
        ],
        [
          "unduly",
          "unduly"
        ],
        [
          "interrupt",
          "interrupt"
        ],
        [
          "traffic",
          "traffic"
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        "(chiefly US) In a multi-lane controlled-access highway or expressway system, a lane which is physically separated from the (express) lane(s) closest to the median and which is intended for vehicles traveling relatively shorter distances, so that these vehicles may enter and exit the highway system without unduly interrupting the flow of traffic."
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