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Mautstation

toll booth, toll plaza

noun MOWT-shta-tsyohn Rare
Travel & Places Transportation

Usage Note

Mautstation is the facility on a toll road where drivers pay the Maut (toll). While Germany's Autobahn is toll-free for cars, Mautstationen are common on motorways in Austria and Switzerland.

Examples

"Vor der Mautstation staute sich der Verkehr."

Natural Translation

Traffic backed up in front of the toll booth.

Literal Translation

Before the toll station the traffic backed up.

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