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Lexus lane

Lexus lane noun: a toll-charging express lane on a public highway.

Noun

Lexus lane (plural Lexus lanes)

  1. (slang) A toll-charging express lane on a public highway.
    • There are many obvious reasons why this would be problematic, ranging from the inadequacy of existing local roads and mass transit to handle diverted travelers to the probability that a "high-occupancy toll" lane would become an elitist "Lexus lane" barrelling people to the Hamptons in record time.2006 May 21, “Uncrowding the Lane”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
    • As for the Lexus lane charge, UCLA transportation guru Brian Taylor argued that toll lanes aren't a bad deal for low-income people.2012 November 17, Steve Lopez, “Doing the math on 'Lexus lanes'”, in Los Angeles Times, →ISSN

Forms of Lexus lane

pluralLexus lanes

Origin of Lexus lane

Lexus (a brand of luxury automobile) + lane

Questions about Lexus lane

What does Lexus lane mean?
Lexus lane means a toll-charging express lane on a public highway.
What part of speech is Lexus lane?
Lexus lane is a noun.
What is the plural of Lexus lane?
The plural of Lexus lane is Lexus lanes.

Words near Lexus lane in the dictionary

  1. lexophiles
  2. Lexos
  3. lexpionage
  4. Lexton
  5. Lexus
  6. Lexus lane
  7. Lexus lanes
  8. Lexuses
  9. ley
  10. Ley Hill
  11. ley line

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