throughlane

English

Alternative forms

• through-lane, through lane

Etymology

From through +‎ lane. Compare thoroughlane.

Noun

throughlane (plural throughlanes)

1. A traffic lane dedicated to allowing an uninterrupted flow of traffic through a given area.
   • 2001, Antelope Valley Study, Lincoln, Nebraska, Project Number M-5244(3):

     The Vine Street intersection proposed under the Draft Single Package would consist of two throughlanes, one right-turn and two left-turn lanes in each direction.

   • 2018, Jane Drager, Until We Say Goodbye:

     The street was like so many others in New York—one way for traffic, parking allowed on both sides, and the throughlane tight since cars grew in size while the streets stayed the same width.