No. 1,662 in German
autobahn
A high-speed highway in Germany.
In a sentence
Ich fahre jeden Tag über die Autobahn.
I drive over the highway every day.
Here, "Autobahn" refers to the physical roadway or highway.
Die Autobahn in Deutschland ist bekannt für keine Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung.
The highway in Germany is famous for no speed limit.
In this sentence, "Autobahn" is used to refer to the general concept of highways in Germany and their characteristics.
Auf der Autobahn war heute viel Verkehr.
There was a lot of traffic on the highway today.
Here, "Autobahn" is contextualized as a place experiencing an event, specifically heavy traffic.
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