"passing lane" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: passing lanes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} passing lane (plural passing lanes)
  1. (US, Canada) Synonym of overtaking lane Tags: Canada, US Categories (topical): Roads Synonyms: overtaking lane [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-passing_lane-en-noun-QvzY7~xK Disambiguation of Roads: 51 49 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, 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: 92 8 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 94 6 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 94 6
  2. (misconception) The fast lane. Categories (topical): Roads
    Sense id: en-passing_lane-en-noun-Kj7L06Hb Disambiguation of Roads: 51 49

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for passing lane meaning in English (2.0kB)

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