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deceleration lane

American

[dee-sel-uh-ray-shuhn layn] / diˌsɛl əˈreɪ ʃən ˈleɪn /

noun

a lane on a highway which allows drivers to safely decelerate to leave traffic.

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Noun Inflected Forms

deceleration lanes

plural

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