hot lane
n.— «Toll lanes, also known as “hot lanes,” also play a big part in the plan, which suggests creating a network of them that reaches throughout the region. » —“Plan calls for more toll lanes on highways” by Michael Cabanatuan San Francisco Chronicle (California) Nov. 13, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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