Bahn
Meaning
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- (feminine) route, trail
- (feminine) railway/railroad or rail transport
- (feminine) A vehicle in rail transport (especially a regional commuter train or tram, otherwise more often Zug or Tram)
- (abbreviation,alt-of,feminine,informal) Short for Autobahn.
- (abbreviation,alt-of,feminine,informal) Short for Fahrbahn (“lane [of a road]”).
- (feminine) A large, wide sheet of material used for waterproofing roofs and other structures; waterproofing membrane
- (feminine) orbit
Concepts
electric train
express trail
Bohr orbit
Synonyms
Machtbereich
Einflusssphäre
Rollfeld
Triebfahrzeug
Heckenpfad
Kursus
Papierstreifen
Rennbahn
Fußpfad
Fahrweg
Fahrspur
Landestreifen
Flugschneise
Bahnspur
Schwimmbahn
Papierstrang
Fahrtroute
Schienenstrang
Leitbahn
einfacher Weg
Start-und-Lande-Bahn
Trajektorie
Schiffsdurchfahrt
Frequency
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/baːn/
Etymology
From Middle High German ban, from Old High German *bana, from Proto-West Germanic *banu, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *banō. Cognate with Luxembourgish Bunn, Dutch baan.
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