No. 7,400 in Dutch
bochten
"Bends" or "curves."
In a sentence
De weg naar huis had veel scherpe bochten.
The road to home had many sharp turns.
Here 'bochten' refers to the physical bends or curves in the road.
Tijdens het skiën manoeuvreerde hij soepel door de bochten.
While skiing, he maneuvered smoothly through the turns.
In this sentence, 'bochten' denotes the turns made while skiing.
De rivier volgde een kronkelige route vol bochten.
The river followed a winding path full of bends.
Here 'bochten' describes the curves in the river's path.
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