multilane
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- adjective
- /ˈmʌltiˌleɪn/
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multicanal
- Now, decades later, one experiences little more than a hollow thrill, driving in a closed sedan at twice that speed on prosaic multilane highways... nothing like flying in an old cabriolet on a straight and narrow French road fringed with tall poplars.
- multilane highway
Examples
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Drivers need to be cautious when merging onto a multilane road due to high-speed traffic.
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In a city with heavy traffic, multilane avenues are essential for maintaining a smooth flow of vehicles.
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Our online student encountered difficulty navigating this multilane information highway.
Academic text (2002) -
The winding road from the coastal plain to the hills has become a jammed multilane highway.
Academic text (1998) -
A hypothetical example could be a new rural subdivision surrounded by farmland and forest located near a multilane highway thirty minutes from the metropolitan periphery.
Academic text (2012) -
Within this multichanneled, multilane information highway, the value-based narrative has become what Raymond Williams (1980) termed a residual form within the dominant capitalist cultural superstructure.
Academic text (1998) -
Traveling on a multilane highway can significantly reduce travel time during rush hour.
Antonyms
How Many Lanes
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Multilane comes from multi- meaning 'many' and lane meaning 'a part of a road for vehicles'. So a multilane road is one with 'many lanes', usually two or more, which helps traffic move more easily.