"zipper merge" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: zipper merges [plural]
Etymology: From the resemblance to the closing of a zip fastener, where alternating teeth are brought into line. Head templates: {{en-noun}} zipper merge (plural zipper merges)
  1. A convention for merging traffic into a reduced number of lanes, where drivers use both lanes to advance to the lane reduction point and merge at that location, alternating turns. Related terms: zipper lane
    Sense id: en-zipper_merge-en-noun-tdFRNcIx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 18

Verb

Forms: zipper merges [present, singular, third-person], zipper merging [participle, present], zipper merged [participle, past], zipper merged [past]
Etymology: From the resemblance to the closing of a zip fastener, where alternating teeth are brought into line. Head templates: {{en-verb}} zipper merge (third-person singular simple present zipper merges, present participle zipper merging, simple past and past participle zipper merged)
  1. To carry out this form of traffic merging. Categories (topical): Road transport
    Sense id: en-zipper_merge-en-verb-ANye1G7Z Disambiguation of Road transport: 20 80

Inflected forms

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