autobahn
Americannoun
plural
autobahns,plural
autobahnennoun
Etymology
Origin of autobahn
1935–40; < German, equivalent to Auto auto + Bahn road, way
Example Sentences
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During the Cold War, sections of the autobahn were designed so they could be converted to landing strips.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
Todt’s success with the autobahn earned him promotion to lead all of Hitler’s construction programs, and in 1940 he was named the Reich’s armaments minister.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025
The FlixBus coach veered to the right on the busy A9 autobahn before falling on to its side.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2024
The youth movement is calling on the government to adhere to the climate targets enshrined in the Paris Agreement, arguing that massive investments in new autobahn projects should be stopped and redirected to low-emission alternatives.
From Reuters • Feb. 28, 2023
The Aigners live on a farm in Gloggnitz, a hamlet of roughly 6,000 people about an hour south of Vienna on the Austrian autobahn.
From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2022
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