autobahn
noun
au·to·bahn
| \ ˈȯ-tō-ˌbän
, ˈau̇-
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Definition of autobahn
: a German, Swiss, or Austrian expressway
Examples of autobahn in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
An 8-year-old boy is unscathed after taking his parents' car for a joyride on Germany's high-speed autobahn early Thursday. — NBC News, "Speedy 8-year-old clocks 86 mph driving parents' car on German autobahn," 22 Aug. 2019 Police said the fire started when the truck was on the A14 autobahn near the town of Grabow, between Berlin and Hamburg, on Monday. — Washington Post, "Hot chocolate: 17 tons of cocoa burns on German highway," 15 July 2019 Saxony-Anhalt, a state in the center of Germany, issued temporary speed limits on two sections of the country’s famous autobahn, as engineers fear the heat could lead to minor road damage as the asphalt expands and buckles. — Megan Specia, New York Times, "The heat wave is Europe’s new normal.," 26 June 2019 In Germany, speed limits were imposed on parts of the autobahn because extreme heat can cause roads to buckle. — Somini Sengupta, New York Times, "A Heat Wave Tests Europe’s Defenses. Expect More.," 1 July 2019 Parts of Germany have already issued speed restrictions for the autobahn. — Umair Irfan, Vox, "105 degrees in France: why Europe is so vulnerable to extreme heat," 27 June 2019 Officials have raised concerns the soaring temperatures will damage autobahns, according to German news media. — Linda Givetash, NBC News, "Parisians flock to parks as record-breaking heat scorches Europe," 27 June 2019 Skippy, anxious rhythms alternate with autobahn-driving smoothness. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, "Hot Chip Hones the Meaning of ‘Ecstasy’," 25 June 2019 Even a stretch of the autobahn near Essen will be closed to diesels. — Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, "The Lessons of ‘Dieselgate’," 4 Jan. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'autobahn.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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