passing lane

noun

US
: a part of a road or highway that drivers use to pass other vehicles

Examples of passing lane in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Nissan did not immediately respond when Popular Science asked how long drivers could remain in the passing lane before an alert is issued. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2024 Brandon Montour made a lazy pass at the blue line, Connor Brown jumped into the passing lane and took off to beat Sergei Bobrovsky on a backhanded breakaway. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 June 2024 The jetway has now become a passing lane, where passengers eager to get on the aircraft first are sprinting ahead of others. Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024 The balloon pilot kept the balloon inflated until Hartford units had closed down the left passing lane in both the north and southbound directions. Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 25 Aug. 2023 The passing lane down the line was open, and the ball sat up for a clean strike. Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023 Then, because defense has been the reason all of this happened, James raced into the passing lane to get a steal. Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2023 Or using the passing lane to drift slowly until the line of traffic building up stacking up behind you reaches halfway to Tucson. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 3 Mar. 2023

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“Passing lane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passing%20lane. Accessed 15 Oct. 2024.

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