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lover's lane

lover's lane is the alternative form of lovers' lane.

Meaning of lovers' lane

Noun

lovers' lane (plural lovers' lanes)

  1. A secluded area where people kiss, make out, or engage in sexual activity.
    • In our experience, "in private" when applied to homosexual acts means strictly in the confines of one's home or apartment. For heterosexual acts this interpretation of "in Private" is less stringent, as the existence of "lovers'-lanes" so well testifies.1971, “Demand”, in Body Politic, number 1, page 4

Forms of lover's lane

plurallover's lanes

Questions about lover's lane

What is lover's lane the alternative form of?
Lover's lane is the alternative form of lovers' lane.

Words near lover's lane in the dictionary

  1. lover boys
  2. lover man
  3. lover men
  4. lover's eye
  5. lover's eyes
  6. lover's lane
  7. lover's lanes
  8. Lover's Leap
  9. lover's rock
  10. lover-man
  11. lover-men

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