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lovers' lanes

lovers' lanes is the plural 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

Questions about lovers' lanes

What is lovers' lanes the plural of?
Lovers' lanes is the plural of lovers' lane.

Words near lovers' lanes in the dictionary

  1. Loverns
  2. lovers
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  4. lovers' eyes
  5. lovers' lane
  6. lovers' lanes
  7. Lovers' Leap
  8. lovers' rock
  9. lovers' tiff
  10. lovers' tiffs
  11. Loversall

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