four-lane

[fawr-leyn, fohr-]

adjective

1. (of a highway) having two lanes for traffic in each direction.

   a four-lane thruway.

noun

1. Also four-laner a four-lane highway.

Word History and Origins

Origin of four-lane¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

The competition complex features a four-lane pool, a six-lane sprint track and a weightlifting stage.

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Organisers will build a four-lane 50m pool, a six-lane sprint track and a weightlifting venue at Resorts World in Las Vegas.

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Ahead of COP, there has been criticism of Brazil from conservationists for cutting down tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest to build a new four-lane highway in preparation for the climate summit.

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A new four-lane highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is being built for the COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belém.

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The Sherman Oaks site is next to a school and near two boulevards; the Reseda site is on a four-lane avenue.

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• freeway 
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• superhighway 
• thoroughfare 
• track 
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