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back lane

back lane noun: an alleyway that runs behind a row of houses, or between rows of houses.

Noun

back lane (plural back lanes)

  1. (Canada, UK) An alleyway that runs behind a row of houses, or between rows of houses.
    • Near-synonym: bylane

Synonyms of back lane

Forms of back lane

pluralback lanes

Questions about back lane

What does back lane mean?
Back lane means an alleyway that runs behind a row of houses, or between rows of houses.
What part of speech is back lane?
Back lane is a noun.
What is the plural of back lane?
The plural of back lane is back lanes.

Words near back lane in the dictionary

  1. back kitchens
  2. back labor
  3. back labors
  4. back labour
  5. back labours
  6. back lane
  7. back lanes
  8. back lever
  9. back levers
  10. back line
  11. back lines

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