"overtaking lane" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: overtaking lanes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} overtaking lane (plural overtaking lanes)
  1. On a multilane road, the lane intended or reserved for overtaking vehicles in other lanes. Translations (the lane intended or reserved for overtaking): ohituskaista (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-overtaking_lane-en-noun-AmbSg4Pr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 83 17 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 77 23 Disambiguation of 'the lane intended or reserved for overtaking': 77 23
  2. (misconception) The fast lane. Categories (topical): Roads Synonyms: passing lane [Canada, US]
    Sense id: en-overtaking_lane-en-noun-Kj7L06Hb Disambiguation of Roads: 17 83

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for overtaking lane meaning in English (1.9kB)

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      "word": "ohituskaista"
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