overtaking lane

Frequency: 8.025.5 per million words

A lane on a multi-lane road or highway used for passing other vehicles.

overtakingovertaking + NOUN

Categories:

lane

Examples (10)

  • Always return to the left lane after using the overtaking lane to pass.
  • The driver was fined for hogging the overtaking lane for several miles.
  • Slow-moving lorries are prohibited from using the overtaking lane on this stretch of road.
  • A broken-down car is currently blocking the overtaking lane on the highway.
  • Make sure to check your mirrors before pulling into the overtaking lane.
  • The highway was expanded to include a third overtaking lane to ease congestion.
  • In many countries, it is illegal to stay in the overtaking lane if you are not passing someone.
  • The sports car sped past the slower traffic in the overtaking lane.
  • He accelerated quickly to get ahead of the truck in the overtaking lane.
  • The police car used the overtaking lane to reach the scene of the accident quickly.