pedestrian lane

noun

Lane reserved for the exclusive use of pedestrians, distinguished from a sidewalk by minimal protection from vehicular traffic.

Meanings

nounpedestrian lane (plural pedestrian lanes)

plural pedestrian lanes

  1. roadLane reserved for the exclusive use of pedestrians, distinguished from a sidewalk by minimal protection from vehicular traffic.

    There were three clear metres of pedestrian lane along both sides of the road.

    1983, Committee of Inquiry into Malpractices in Insurance Claims and Related Matters, Report, Ghana: Republic of Ghana, page 12
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    There’s no pedestrian lane along the road and the grassy shoulder is slow-going, so move quickly and walk on the left toward oncoming traffic.

    2014, Scott E. Brown, Hiking Maryland: A Guide for Hikers & Photographers, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books, →ISBN, page 45

Origin

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