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| alley1 |
a bowling lane. [1/2 definitions] |
| bowling alley |
the long wooden lane down which the ball is thrown in a game of bowling. [1/2 definitions] |
| crosswalk |
a lane or path in a road that is marked off for people to cross on foot. |
| drivethrough |
a window at which customers can do business with an establishment without getting out of their cars. A drive-through also consists of a special lane or lanes for the cars to access the window and to exit after completion of business. [1/3 definitions] |
| fast lane |
the lane on a highway or expressway where vehicles maintain higher speeds or pass other vehicles. [1/2 definitions] |
| gutter |
a long open passage on each side of a bowling lane that stops the ball from crossing into another lane. [1/2 definitions] |
| lane |
a narrow country road or city street. Lane is used mostly in road names. [1/2 definitions] |
| multilane |
having more than one lane of traffic going in each direction, as a highway. |
| off-ramp |
a lane used for exiting a highway. [1/2 definitions] |
| seaway |
a route for ocean-going ships, esp. a well-established one; sea-lane. [1/3 definitions] |
| skyway |
a route for travel by air; air lane. [1/3 definitions] |
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