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express lane

noun

Definition of express lane

US
: an area in a store (such as a supermarket) where customers form a line that lets them pay for the things they are buying more quickly than other lanes
  • Customers with fewer than 12 items can use the express lane.

Word by Word Definitions

express play

  1. : directly, firmly, and explicitly stated

  2. : exact, precise

  3. : designed for or adapted to its purpose

  1. : expressly

  2. : by express

  1. : a messenger sent on a special errand

  2. : a dispatch conveyed by a special messenger

  3. : a system for the prompt and safe transportation of parcels, money, or goods at rates higher than standard freight charges

  1. : delineate, depict

  2. : to represent in words : state

  3. : to give or convey a true impression of : show, reflect

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lane play

  1. : a narrow passageway between fences or hedges

  2. : a relatively narrow way or track: such as

  3. : an ocean route used by or prescribed for ships

  1. : Scottish variant of lone

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