No. 5,056 in Dutch
hoofdweg
Main road.
In a sentence
De hoofdweg leidt naar het centrum van de stad.
The main road leads to the center of the city.
The word 'hoofdweg' is used here to indicate the central or main road that connects to the city center.
Hij reed te hard op de hoofdweg en kreeg een boete.
He was speeding on the main road and received a fine.
In this context, 'hoofdweg' refers to a primary road where traffic regulations are enforced.
We namen de hoofdweg, omdat de zijweg afgesloten was.
We took the main road because the side road was closed.
Here, 'hoofdweg' denotes the primary route chosen over alternative side roads for convenience or necessity.
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