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zipper lane

zipper lane noun: a temporary highway lane (usually demarcated with traffic cones) on the opposite side wherein vehicles going forward can bypass traffic, thereby making vehicles counterflow on the opposite side.

zipper lane: a temporary highway lane (usually demarcated with traffic cones) on the opposite side wherein...
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Noun

zipper lane (plural zipper lanes)

  1. (Philippines) A temporary highway lane (usually demarcated with traffic cones) on the opposite side wherein vehicles going forward can bypass traffic, thereby making vehicles counterflow on the opposite side.

Forms of zipper lane

pluralzipper lanes

Questions about zipper lane

What does zipper lane mean?
Zipper lane means a temporary highway lane (usually demarcated with traffic cones) on the opposite side wherein vehicles going forward can bypass traffic, thereby making vehicles counterflow on the opposite side.
What part of speech is zipper lane?
Zipper lane is a noun.
What is the plural of zipper lane?
The plural of zipper lane is zipper lanes.

Words near zipper lane in the dictionary

  1. zipped up
  2. zipped-up
  3. zippeite
  4. zipper
  5. zipper down
  6. zipper lane
  7. zipper lanes
  8. zipper machine
  9. zipper machines
  10. zipper merge
  11. zipper merged

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