escapelane

noun
UK /ɪˈskeɪp leɪn/
US /ɪˈskeɪp leɪn/

A special path you use to get away from a place quickly.

The rabbit ran down the escapelane to hide from the fox.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A lane on a road used only for leaving a place.

Cars took the escapelane to leave the busy parking lot.

3. A secret or hidden way to slip away.

The castle had an escapelane behind the kitchen wall.

4. A quick way to avoid a tricky situation.

Reading a book is his escapelane when things get noisy.