bus lane
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- noun
- /bʌs leɪn/
:
carril de autobús
- If LA were willing to remove lanes from cars to make bus lanes, it could improve bus service a lot very cheaply.
- dedicated bus lanes
- exclusive bus lane
- special bus lanes
Examples
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That's a bus lane.
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Dedicated bus lanes allow public transport to bypass traffic, helping buses reach their destinations faster.
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A taxi is allowed to take the bus lane.
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A double bendy bus is leaving for the city center on a dedicated bus lane.
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The MTA is working with the city on bus lanes.
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Emergency bus lanes to allow swift transit throughout the city until subway service is restored.
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The Flyaway will get you to LAX faster than any car due to the bus lanes.
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Instead of taking the bus, which speeds along in the bus lane and arrives in Seoul in a little over an hour, we took our own car.
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The project would include dedicated bus lanes, a new off-street bus terminal near the railroad station, level bus loading platforms, and protected bike lanes on Washington and Randolph streets.
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If you drive in a bus lane, you might risk getting a ticket from the police.
Synonyms
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A lane only for buses that helps them avoid traffic and run on time
How Reserved
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a section of road reserved for buses' is directly derivable from combining 'bus' (a large public vehicle) with 'lane' (a part of the road for travel): the compound names a lane for buses. This vehicle+lane compounding is a common, transparent, cross-linguistic pattern and follows standard English noun-noun composition, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The name bus lane comes from marking one part of the road for buses only. The word bus names the vehicle and lane is the narrow part of the road, so it means 'a section of road reserved for buses'.