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  • noun UK, derogatory Any of the road lanes in London, England, dedicated for vehicles transporting VIPs during the 2012 London Olympics.

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ZiL (Zavod imeni Likhachova; Russian: Завод имени Лихачёва), Russian vehicle manufacturer which also produced armoured cars for most Soviet leaders. There were special lanes for these officials in the former Soviet Union.

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