core lane

noun

In a multi-lane controlled-access highway or expressway system, a lane close to the median and physically separated from the outer lanes, which has fewer entrances and exits than the outer lanes and which is intended for vehicles traveling longer distances, so that these vehicles may proceed in a relatively uninterrupted manner and often at greater speed.

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express lane
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Meanings

nouncore lane (plural core lanes)

plural core lanes

  1. CanadaIn a multi-lane controlled-access highway or expressway system, a lane close to the median and physically separated from the outer lanes, which has fewer entrances and exits than the outer lanes and which is intended for vehicles traveling longer distances, so that these vehicles may proceed in a relatively uninterrupted manner and often at greater speed.

    Synonyms: express lane

Synonyms & antonyms

nounIn a multi-lane controlled-access highway or expressway system, a lane close to the median and physically separated from the outer lanes, which has fewer entrances and exits than the outer lanes and which is intended for vehicles traveling longer distances, so that these vehicles may proceed in a relatively uninterrupted manner and often at greater speed.

Similar
express lane
Also see
express lane
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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