multilane

adjective

mul·​ti·​lane ˌməl-tē-ˈlān 

-ˌtī-

: having or involving more than one lane (see lane entry 1 sense 2b) for travel in each direction

a multilane highway/street/bridge

multilane traffic

Examples of multilane in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Cobb County drivers experienced four long lasting, multilane freeway incidents in the same morning. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Helicopter images aired on state television showed a crowd stretching from Tehran’s Azadi, or Freedom, Square for miles down a multilane street of the same name. — Nasser Karimi, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Helicopter images aired on Iranian state television showed a massive crowd stretching from Tehran’s Azadi, or Freedom, Square for kilometers (miles) down a multilane street of the same name. — ABC News, 5 July 2026

This includes multilane expressways where cars speed alongside, and in some cases above, the water. — Pauline J. Yao, Artforum, 2 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for multilane

• aeroplane
• appertain
• ascertain
• capitaine
• cassegrain
• cellophane
• chatelaine
• counterpane
• entertain
• halothane
• hurricane
• hyperplane