lovers' lane

noun

1. a secluded lane, road, or parking area sought out by lovers for its privacy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lovers' lane¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Idioms and Phrases

A secluded road or area sought out by lovers seeking privacy. For example, The police loved to embarrass youngsters parked in lovers' lane . [Late 1800s]

Example Sentences

Or a teenage couple was battered to death in a lovers’ lane attack.

From Seattle Times

“There used to be two rows of pine trees and a sidewalk with benches. It was called Lovers’ Lane.

From Los Angeles Times

They saw each other often for three months, and after they parted, she wrote to let him know that she’d find it hard to write to him but would keep their rendezvous in an Urbita Springs lovers’ lane where they had spent time together.

From Los Angeles Times

In 1991, near the city of Industry, developers asked Los Angeles County to get rid of the “riffraff” lovers’ lane crowd and sell or privatize the road.

From Los Angeles Times

Honestly, some of the stories about lovers’ lane crimes were grotesquely salacious.

From Los Angeles Times