What does "outlane" mean?

One of the outer lanes toward the bottom of a pinball table that cause the ball to drain if not propelled back upwards.

Outlane

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Noun

1
One of the outer lanes toward the bottom of a pinball table that cause the ball to drain if not propelled back upwards.
"Hitting the top yellow button awards the points and increases the point values for the central rocket button targets and the side outlanes."

Proper Noun

1
A village in Kirklees borough and Stainland and District parish, Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0817).

"Hitting the top yellow button awards the points and increases the point values for the central rocket button targets and the side outlanes."

From out + lane.

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