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inside lane

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noun

  1. athletics the inside, and therefore the shortest, route around a circular or oval multi-lane running track

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The plan is to tow the van to the inside lane while they arrange their own recovery.

From BBC • May 1, 2023

He was on the inside lane, with one child in the front passenger seat and a baby in the back, when he was suddenly struck from behind by Fortune's vehicle.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2023

LaJoie led the field from the inside lane and did everything he could to hold off Elliott.

From Washington Times • Jul. 10, 2022

Both vehicles stopped as Haskins lay on the inside lane of the highway.

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2022

Byron and the top eight cars on the track opted not to pit, with Byron picking the inside lane and Austin Dillon on the outside running second.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2022

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