"suicide lane" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: suicide lanes [plural]
Etymology: In reference to the perceived risk of fatal accidents. Head templates: {{en-noun}} suicide lane (plural suicide lanes)
  1. (informal) The center lane of a bidirectional road, used by traffic proceeding in both directions, for example for passing or turning. Tags: informal Synonyms: chicken lane
    Sense id: en-suicide_lane-en-noun-K~qmHY2- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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