autobahn
pronunciation
How to pronounce autobahn in British English:
UK ['ɒtəʊba:n]
How to pronounce autobahn in American English:
US [ˈɔtəˌbɑn, ˈaʊto-]
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- Noun:
- an expressway in a German-speaking country
Word Origin
- autobahn (n.)
- 1937, German, from auto "motor car, automobile" + bahn "path, road," from Middle High German ban, bane "way, road," literally "strike" (as a swath cut through), from PIE *gwhen- "to strike, kill" (see bane).
Example
- 1. Driving a porsche 911 at 148 mph on the autobahn ......
- 2. In the land of the autobahn , love for cars and the firms that build them knows no bounds .
- 3. It seems that neither television , nor the autobahn , nor even the kaiser , has created a single country in germany .
- 4. An s-class mercedes with all the extras can already be left largely alone to make its way along a moderately busy and fairly straight autobahn .
- 5. The tanker crashed through the guardrail and fell 90 feet off the a4 autobahn resulting in a huge explosion and fire which destroyed the load-bearing ability of the bridge .