lovers' lane

American  

noun

1. a secluded lane, road, or parking area sought out by lovers for its privacy.

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lovers' lane Idioms  

1. A secluded road or area sought out by lovers seeking privacy. For example, The police loved to embarrass youngsters parked in lovers' lane. [Late 1800s]

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Etymology

Origin of lovers' lane

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Example Sentences

“There used to be two rows of pine trees and a sidewalk with benches. It was called Lovers’ Lane.

From Los Angeles Times

For at least eight years in the 1950s, he returned every March 24 to a San Bernardino lovers’ lane, where his teenage sweetheart, Angela Dornna, had once promised to meet him.

From Los Angeles Times

If the dam is overtopped by waters, flash flooding could occur in sparsely populated areas downstream, causing water levels to rapidly rise in Pacheco Creek near Lovers Lane.

From Los Angeles Times

GPS data showed that the phone was headed southbound on Lovers Lane and passed the pizza restaurant on Silver Spring roughly 15 minutes before the shooting took place.

From Fox News

Take a romantic walk down “Lovers Lane.”

From Seattle Times