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crawler lane

crawler lane noun: on a highway, a slow lane on an uphill incline that is designated for slow-moving traffic such as heavy goods vehicles.

Noun

crawler lane (plural crawler lanes)

  1. On a highway, a slow lane on an uphill incline that is designated for slow-moving traffic such as heavy goods vehicles.
    • East of the tunnel, a third track between Huddersfield and the tunnel will act as a 'crawler lane', creating paths for heavy freight traffic heading west.2025 September 17, Alan Whitehouse, “Rebuilding the railway across the Pennines”, in RAIL, number 1044, page 26
    Synonyms:
    climbing lane

Synonyms of crawler lane

Forms of crawler lane

pluralcrawler lanes

Questions about crawler lane

What does crawler lane mean?
Crawler lane means on a highway, a slow lane on an uphill incline that is designated for slow-moving traffic such as heavy goods vehicles.
What part of speech is crawler lane?
Crawler lane is a noun.
What is the plural of crawler lane?
The plural of crawler lane is crawler lanes.

Words near crawler lane in the dictionary

  1. crawled up someone's ass
  2. crawled with
  3. crawler
  4. crawler crane
  5. crawler cranes
  6. crawler lane
  7. crawler lanes
  8. crawler track
  9. crawler tracks
  10. crawlerize
  11. crawlerized

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