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autobahn [aw-tuh-bahn; German ou-taw-bahn] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun, plural au·to·bahns, German au·to·bahn·en [ou-taw-bah-nuh n] /ˈaʊ tɔˌbɑ nən/. (in Germany and Austria) a superhighway; expressway. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of autobahn 1935–40; German, equivalent to Auto auto + Bahn road, way Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for autobahn Contemporary Examples of autobahn
After two hours, we exited the autobahn onto an old and broken road.
The Fourth War: My Lunch with a Jihadi
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The Accident concerns a mysterious crash on the Vienna autobahn, in which a young couple is ejected from a taxi.
The Daily Beast
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British Dictionary definitions for autobahn autobahn noun a motorway in German-speaking countries Word Origin for autobahn from German, from Auto car + Bahn road Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for 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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
