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crawler lanes

crawler lanes is the plural of crawler lane.

Meaning of crawler lane

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

Questions about crawler lanes

What is crawler lanes the plural of?
Crawler lanes is the plural of crawler lane.

Words near crawler lanes in the dictionary

  1. crawled with
  2. crawler
  3. crawler crane
  4. crawler cranes
  5. crawler lane
  6. crawler lanes
  7. crawler track
  8. crawler tracks
  9. crawlerize
  10. crawlerized
  11. crawlerizes

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