Zil lane

noun

Any of the road lanes in London, England, dedicated for vehicles transporting VIPs during the 2012 London Olympics.

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Meanings

nounZil lane (plural Zil lanes)

plural Zil lanes

  1. UKderogatoryAny of the road lanes in London, England, dedicated for vehicles transporting VIPs during the 2012 London Olympics.

Origin

ZiL (Zavod imeni Likhachova; Russian: Завод имени Лихачёва), Russian vehicle manufacturer which also produced armoured cars for most Soviet leaders. There were special lanes for these officials in the former Soviet Union.

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APA

Zil lane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zil%20lane

MLA

“Zil lane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zil%20lane. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Zil lane,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zil%20lane.

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