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Meaning of "slow lane" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SLOW LANE

slow lane  [sləʊ leɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLOW LANE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Slow lane is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SLOW LANE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of slow lane in the English dictionary

The definition of slow lane in the dictionary is the lane for vehicles which are moving more slowly than the other vehicles, so that faster vehicles can overtake: in countries where vehicles drive on the left-hand side of the road, this is the left lane; in countries where vehicles drive on the right-hand side of the road, this is the right lane. Other definition of slow lane is a situation in which sb/sth is not progressing as fast as other people, countries etc in a particular area of activity.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SLOW LANE


aeroplane
ˈɛərəˌpleɪn
airplane
ˈɛəˌpleɪn
biplane
ˈbaɪˌpleɪn
blain
bleɪn
Champlain
ʃæmˈpleɪn
complain
kəmˈpleɪn
explain
ɪkˈspleɪn
hydroplane
ˈhaɪdrəʊˌpleɪn
hyperplane
ˈhaɪpəˌpleɪn
lain
leɪn
Laine
leɪn
lane
leɪn
Maclean
məˈkleɪn
monoplane
ˈmɒnəʊˌpleɪn
plain
pleɪn
plane
pleɪn
sailplane
ˈseɪlˌpleɪn
seaplane
ˈsiːˌpleɪn
silane
ˈsɪleɪn
slain
sleɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLOW LANE

slow
slow burn
slow cooker
slow dissolve
slow food
slow handclap
slow march
slow match
slow motion
slow neutron
slow on the uptake
slow puncture
slow spot
slow time
slow virus
slow-acting
slow-burning
slow-handclap
slow-mo
slow-motion

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLOW LANE

air lane
bike lane
bus lane
car-pool lane
contraflow lane
country lane
crawler lane
cycle lane
emergency lane
fast lane
filter lane
focal plane
inside lane
memory lane
model plane
one´s lane
outside lane
purslane
sea lane
shipping lane

Synonyms and antonyms of slow lane in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «slow lane» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLOW LANE

Find out the translation of slow lane to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of slow lane from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «slow lane» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

慢车道
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

carril lento
570 millions of speakers

English

slow lane
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

धीमी गति से लेन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حارة بطيئة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

медленно пер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pista lenta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধীরগতির পথ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

voie lente
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lorong perlahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kriechspur
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

低速車線
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

느린 차선
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Slow lane
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làn đường chậm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மெதுவான பாதை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मंद लेन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yavaş hat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

corsia lenta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

powolne pasa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

повільно пров
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Lane lent
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λωρίδα βραδείας κυκλοφορίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stadige baan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slow lane
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slow lane
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of slow lane

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLOW LANE»

The term «slow lane» is regularly used and occupies the 64.026 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLOW LANE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «slow lane» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «slow lane» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about slow lane

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLOW LANE»

Discover the use of slow lane in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to slow lane and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Life in the Slow Lane
An irreverent account of one man's descent from hope to a struggle to escape the chaos of subprime suburbia, Life in the Slow Lane celebrates the humor, resolve, and intelligence teenagers use to survive the dysfunctional world their elders ...
Thomas M. Sullivan, 2010
2
The Secret World of Slugs and Snails: Life in the Very Slow ...
An illustrated guide to slugs and snails, this book serves as a field guide to the friendly slimy creatures.
David George Gordon, 2011
3
Life in the slow lane: observations on art, architecture, ...
Essays discuss museums, personal taste, city life, photography, language, travel pictures, aesthetics, and architectural design
Russell Lynes, 1991
4
Life in the Slow Lane
Margaret Tessler. LIFE in the SLOW LANE Margaret Tessler LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE. 22878-TESS-softfront.
Margaret Tessler, 2004
5
Living in the Slow Lane
The 'Slow City' movement has also inspired individuals to start a 'Slow Food' movement. What does it mean to be part of these groups?
Rob Waring, 2008
6
Traffic and Granular Flow ’01
overtaking if it can not run at the desired speed because of short headway. Each car in the fast lane tries to move back to the slow lane if it can run at the desired speed or faster than the current speed in the slow lane. If the lane-changing is ...
Minoru Fukui, 2003
7
Bat Ecology
Indeed, 209 Life Histories of Bats: Life in the Slow Lane R Barclay and Lawrence D Harder Introduction.
Thomas H. Kunz, M. Brock Fenton, 2003
8
Computational Science - ICCS 2006: 6th International ...
3.2.4 'Keeping to Slow Lane' Fitness (fSlowlane) This fitness term comes to noticeable effect, when there are 'almost' equal gaps ahead of the subject vehicle to the immediate vehicles on both slow and fast lanes, with these vehicles driving at ...
Vassil Alexandrov, 2006
9
Life in the Slow Lane: A Desert Tortoise Tale
Life in the slow lane seems perfect, except for those homes and highways moving into the tortoises' habitat.
Conrad J. Storad, 2005
10
There's Mel, There's Woody, and There's You: My Life in the ...
Bruce Kimmel has managed to eke out a career in one form of show business or another for over forty years.
Bruce Kimmel, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLOW LANE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term slow lane is used in the context of the following news items.
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Here's What You Had To Say About The New Slow Lane Law
Last week, we told you about the state's new slow lane law, which allows police to fine left-lane drivers up to $500 if they “reasonably know” a car behind them is ... «Indiana Public Media, Jul 15»
2
Survey: What Do You Think About The New Slow Lane Law?
“If somebody goes really slow — maybe their car is not capable — they should be in the other lane because it causes traffic backup, and then you've got ... «Indiana Public Media, Jul 15»
3
Staircase at Utah Valley University with "texting lane" goes viral …
OREM — There are fast and slow lanes on the interstate — why not have them ... at Utah Valley University exploded virally on the Internet — a texting lane on a ... «Daily Herald, Jun 15»
4
Roadshow: Even carpool lanes can be really slow
The northbound slow lane is hell on wheels, literally. Southbound is only marginally better. I used to love toodling up that lane at 65 mph in my Prius, but lately ... «San Jose Mercury News, Mar 15»
5
For AOL dial-up subscribers, it's life in the slow lane
So goes life in the slow-lane for the remaining AOL dial-up die-hards. Despite the widespread adoption of high-speed Internet connections, AOL AOL 0.00% still ... «Fortune, Dec 14»
6
City In China Introduces Slow Lane For Texting Pedestrians
As annoying as it is to walk behind someone blindly stumbling forward while texting on their mobile device, the very idea of a slow lane designated just for that ... «The Consumerist, Sep 14»
7
The reason for middle lane hogging on the motorway? 'It saves me …
The figures looked at sections where the number of vehicles in the middle and fast lanes was greater than in the slow lane, with the M4 westbound at Slough, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 14»
8
Mad at the FCC? Use this code to create your own “slow lane” on …
The Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to vote on a controversial "fast lane" proposal Thursday, and it's inspired a bunch of people to protest by ... «Ars Technica, May 14»
9
Euan McLean: Time's up for the plodding players who are dragging …
... Time's up for the plodding players who are dragging golf into the slow lane ... must unite and let slow coaches such as Kevin Na know that they are ruining it ... «Scottish Daily Record, Mar 14»
10
Roadshow: Is 55 mph in the slow lane too slow?
The past few years I set the cruise control for 55 mph and stay in the slow lane. When I come upon someone going slower I go over one lane and adjust to the ... «San Jose Mercury News, Mar 14»

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