passing lane

noun

1. a highway lane in which a driver may pass other vehicles legally.
2. Basketball. any open space through which players attempt to pass the ball.

Example Sentences

Zajac didn’t put up big numbers, but he did all of those little things — active stick, getting in passing lanes, blocking shots, mucking in the corners and in front of the net — you need to do to win in the playoffs.

From FiveThirtyEight

New York’s strategy of baiting him into floaters and runners backfired spectacularly, with their big men struggling to split the difference and contest Young’s shots while not giving him open passing lanes.

From FiveThirtyEight

Slipping out of the track on the 30K race, Koch employed the technique with both skis, basically revving into the passing lane and blowing past rivals.

From Outside Online

Instead, they ranked in the top 25 in effective field-goal percentage defense seven times, meaning they focused not as much on jumping into passing lanes as they did on disrupting shots.

From FiveThirtyEight

Senior guard Darryl Morsell said Clemson denied passing lanes, and Maryland took too many tough shots.

From Washington Post