Definitions
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- adjective having a lane for traffic in each direction and a center lane for passing
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Examples
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Driving around town last week, I passed a man rollerblading down the center of a busy three-lane road.
Julie Henson: Katy Grannan's Boulevard at Fraenkel Gallery in San Francisco Julie Henson 2011
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There are no crosswalks at the intersection and the three-lane road is dark in that area, Copeland said.
Officer's car hits pedestrian in Pr. George's Clarence Williams 2011
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The latest and greatest example is Andy Stanley's Northpoint Community Church, who recently raised five million dollars to build their own three-lane overpass so that they could keep parking-lot-exit-times under thirty minutes.
Tim Suttle: The Failure Of The Megachurch Tim Suttle 2011
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Driving around town last week, I passed a man rollerblading down the center of a busy three-lane road.
Julie Henson: Katy Grannan's Boulevard at Fraenkel Gallery in San Francisco Julie Henson 2011
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But this season also brings the emergence from hibernation of the fair-weather cyclists—thousands of them, wobbling into three-lane underpasses with one arm out, overtaking bendy buses on the inside, or weaving home drunk aboard a "Boris Bike" hired on a whim.
The Difficult Art of Inspiring Olympians Sam Leith 2011
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The latest and greatest example is Andy Stanley's Northpoint Community Church, who recently raised five million dollars to build their own three-lane overpass so that they could keep parking-lot-exit-times under thirty minutes.
Tim Suttle: The Failure Of The Megachurch Tim Suttle 2011
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Driving in general is surreal as you can find yourself on a three-lane superhighway set against majestic vistas and courteous drivers who actually use their turn signals.
Eric Villency: Deer Valley, the St. Regis, and the Best Snow on Earth Eric Villency 2011
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Driving in general is surreal as you can find yourself on a three-lane superhighway set against majestic vistas and courteous drivers who actually use their turn signals.
Eric Villency: Deer Valley, the St. Regis, and the Best Snow on Earth Eric Villency 2011
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Then there is a drive for several miles along a new three-lane highway.
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Driving in the city you basically jettison the rules, especially on three-lane arteries such as the Grand Central Parkway or the West Side Highway.
Menaces of the Left Lane Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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