core lane

English

Noun

core lane (plural core lanes)

1. (Canada) In a multi-lane controlled-access highway or expressway system, a lane close to the median and physically separated from the outer lanes, which has fewer entrances and exits than the outer lanes and which is intended for vehicles traveling longer distances, so that these vehicles may proceed in a relatively uninterrupted manner and often at greater speed.

   Synonym: express lane

Coordinate terms

• collector lane

Anagrams

• Carolene, Creolean