Carpool lane meaning in English
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Definition
the carpool lane (US): the part of the highway which is reserved for people sharing a car (in the USA)
a carpool: an agreement to share a car between people; a group of people sharing a car
Examples
- "Philip : Icarus, this is the carpool lane!"
Exercise 1
According to Philip, a carpool lane is a part of the road reserved for:
According to Philip, a carpool lane is a part of the road reserved for:
This is incorrect. On a freeway (or motorway) the area of road reserved for emergency vehicles and emergency stops is called the "shoulder" (US) or "hard shoulder" (UK).
This is incorrect. A "carpool lane" is not reserved for slow or heavy vehicles.
This is incorrect. A "bus lane" is a part of road reserved for buses (and sometimes taxes and bicycles).
This is the correct answer. Philip tells Icarus that he is driving in the "carpool lane" which cannot be used by vehicles "without a third person in the car". Icarus is not allowed to drive in this lane because the car contains only 2 people. A "carpool" is a system where several people travel together in one car, sharing the costs and being more ecological.
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