U-Bahn

Betekenis

An underground railway; A subway

Geslag

♀️ Vroulik

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈʔuːbaːn/

Etimologie

Short for Untergrundbahn ("underground railway"), but note that the first German underground, in Berlin, was initially called an Unterpflaster-Bahn ("underpavement railway"). Not to be confused with U-Straßenbahn (short for Undergrundstraßenbahn; in English known as premetro).

Sinne

Die U-Bahn verkehrt teilweise auf dem Mittelstreifen der Autobahn .

The subway runs partly on the central strip of the highway.