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TRAFFIC LANE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does traffic lane mean? 

TRAFFIC LANE (noun)
  The noun TRAFFIC LANE has 1 sense:

1. a lane of a main road that is defined by painted linesplay

  Familiarity information: TRAFFIC LANE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TRAFFIC LANE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A lane of a main road that is defined by painted lines

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Context example:

that car is in the wrong traffic lane

Hypernyms ("traffic lane" is a kind of...):

lane (a well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "traffic lane"):

bus lane (a traffic lane intended for buses only)

fast lane (the traffic lane for vehicles that are moving rapidly)

slow lane (the traffic lane for vehicles that are moving slowly)

Holonyms ("traffic lane" is a part of...):

highway; main road (a major road for any form of motor transport)


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