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Auffahrt

motorway on-ramp, approach road

noun OWF-fahrt Rare
Travel & Places Movement

Also means

driveway (leading up to a building)

Usage Note

Auffahrt most commonly denotes the slip road where you join a motorway, but also the driveway leading up to a house or garage. Context usually makes the meaning clear; Autobahnauffahrt is the specific compound for a motorway on-ramp.

Examples

"An der nächsten Auffahrt fahren wir auf die Autobahn."

Natural Translation

We'll join the motorway at the next on-ramp.

Literal Translation

At the next on-ramp we drive onto the motorway.

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