"zipper lane" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: zipper lanes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} zipper lane (plural zipper lanes)
  1. (Philippines) A temporary highway lane (usually demarcated with traffic cones) on the opposite side wherein vehicles going forward can bypass traffic, thereby making vehicles counterflow on the opposite side. Tags: Philippines Related terms: zipper merge
    Sense id: en-zipper_lane-en-noun-Db-SuaJc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Philippine English

Inflected forms

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