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Abbieger

turning vehicle, vehicle that is turning

noun AP-bee-ger Rare

Usage Note

Abbieger is used in traffic contexts to describe vehicles (or cyclists) making a turn. Traffic engineers distinguish Linksabbieger and Rechtsabbieger; both are subsets of Abbieger and appear in accident statistics.

Examples

"Der Abbieger hatte das Fahrrad übersehen."

Natural Translation

The turning vehicle had missed the bicycle.

Literal Translation

The turning-vehicle had the bicycle overlooked.

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