left lanen.adj.

(In sense A.)Brit.

/lɛft ˈleɪn/, U.S.

/ˌlɛf(t) ˈleɪn/ (In sense B.)Brit.

/ˈlɛft leɪn/, U.S.

/ˈlɛf(t) ˌleɪn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: left adj.¹, lane n.¹

Etymology: < left adj.¹ + lane n.¹

North American.

A. n.

(a) A lane used for turning left against oncoming traffic. (b) A traffic lane on the far left-hand side of a highway or freeway, intended for drivers who wish to overtake slower vehicles; a passing lane (cf. fast lane n. 1).

ΚΠ

1922 New Castle (Pa.) News 14 Apr. 16/3 Keep in left lane of traffic when turning left.

1959 South Western Reporter 2nd Ser. 316 227/2 The Poindexter car did not enter the left lane in a normal passing movement, but skidded into that lane with the brakes on.

1991 Tucson (Arizona) Weekly 7 Aug. 2/3 The police should step up traffic enforcement and ticket those who drive in the left lane under the speed limit.

2010 J. Grisham Confession (2012) xxi. 212 One had stalled in the left lane, and another on the shoulder.

B. adj. (attributive). Usually with hyphen.

Designating a driver who uses the left lane of a highway or freeway not just for overtaking but for driving at a steady speed at or below the speed limit with the result of impeding traffic flow, as left-lane bandit, left-lane driver, left-lane hog, etc.In quot. 1928 used more broadly to denote a bad driver or 'road hog' of any kind.

ΚΠ

1928 Washington Post 14 Aug. 1/2 A left-lane driver of the worst type is an appraisal of the taxi driver that is general among other classes of motor vehicle operators.

1951 Bridgeport (Connecticut) Post 18 May 14/3 He said the practice of staying in the left lane often causes serious traffic delays..when a left-lane driver holds up traffic by driving too slowly.

1971 Daily Jrnl. (Fergus Falls, Minnesota) 19 July 4/1 Travelling at 60 or 65 the left lane hog is obviously a slow moving vehicle being passed on the right.

2001 Toronto Star 7 Apr. g1/1 Left-lane bandits are the number one complaint we get from citizens.

2014 San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News (Nexis) 15 July Washington state troopers are cracking down on so-called left-lane squatters through the enforcement of a state law that requires drivers to stay to the right except to pass.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	left lane
释义	left lanen.adj. (In sense A.)Brit. /lɛft ˈleɪn/, U.S. /ˌlɛf(t) ˈleɪn/ (In sense B.)Brit. /ˈlɛft leɪn/, U.S. /ˈlɛf(t) ˌleɪn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: left adj.¹, lane n.¹ Etymology: < left adj.¹ + lane n.¹ North American. A. n. (a) A lane used for turning left against oncoming traffic. (b) A traffic lane on the far left-hand side of a highway or freeway, intended for drivers who wish to overtake slower vehicles; a passing lane (cf. fast lane n. 1). ΚΠ 1922 New Castle (Pa.) News 14 Apr. 16/3 Keep in left lane of traffic when turning left. 1959 South Western Reporter 2nd Ser. 316 227/2 The Poindexter car did not enter the left lane in a normal passing movement, but skidded into that lane with the brakes on. 1991 Tucson (Arizona) Weekly 7 Aug. 2/3 The police should step up traffic enforcement and ticket those who drive in the left lane under the speed limit. 2010 J. Grisham Confession (2012) xxi. 212 One had stalled in the left lane, and another on the shoulder. B. adj. (attributive). Usually with hyphen. Designating a driver who uses the left lane of a highway or freeway not just for overtaking but for driving at a steady speed at or below the speed limit with the result of impeding traffic flow, as left-lane bandit, left-lane driver, left-lane hog, etc.In quot. 1928 used more broadly to denote a bad driver or 'road hog' of any kind. ΚΠ 1928 Washington Post 14 Aug. 1/2 A left-lane driver of the worst type is an appraisal of the taxi driver that is general among other classes of motor vehicle operators. 1951 Bridgeport (Connecticut) Post 18 May 14/3 He said the practice of staying in the left lane often causes serious traffic delays..when a left-lane driver holds up traffic by driving too slowly. 1971 Daily Jrnl. (Fergus Falls, Minnesota) 19 July 4/1 Travelling at 60 or 65 the left lane hog is obviously a slow moving vehicle being passed on the right. 2001 Toronto Star 7 Apr. g1/1 Left-lane bandits are the number one complaint we get from citizens. 2014 San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News (Nexis) 15 July Washington state troopers are cracking down on so-called left-lane squatters through the enforcement of a state law that requires drivers to stay to the right except to pass. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1922
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