crossover vs lane

crossover

noun
  • A pair of switches and a short, diagonal length of track which together connect two parallel tracks and allow passage between them. 

  • A blend of multiple styles of music or multiple film genres, intended to appeal to a wider audience. 

  • A move in sports that involves crossing one hand or foot in front of another, as in ice skating. 

  • The point at which the relative humidity is less than, or equal to, the ambient air temperature. 

  • The means by which the crossing is made. 

  • An SUV-like automobile built on a passenger car platform, e.g. the Pontiac Torrent. 

  • A piece of fiction that borrows elements from two or more fictional universes. 

  • An athlete or swimmer who has competed in more than one of open water swimming, pool swimming, triathlon, and endurance sports. 

  • A place where one thing crosses over another. 

  • The result of the exchange of genetic material during meiosis. 

  • A crossover dribble. 

adj
  • Configured so that the transmit signals at one end are connected to the receive signals at the other. 

lane

noun
  • Any of a number of parallel tracks or passages. 

  • A narrow road, as in the country. 

  • Any of the parallel slots in which values can be stored in a SIMD architecture. 

  • A similar division of a racetrack to keep runners apart. 

  • A course designated for ships or aircrafts. 

  • An elongated wooden strip of floor along which a bowling ball is rolled. 

  • A road, street, or similar thoroughfare. 

  • In MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) games, a particular path on the map that may be traversed by enemy characters. 

  • A lengthwise division of roadway intended for a single line of vehicles. 

  • An empty space in the tableau, formed by the removal of an entire row of cards. 

  • A narrow passageway between fences, walls, hedges or trees. 

  • The home stretch. 

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