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Unterstand

shelter, covered waiting area

noun OON-ter-shtant Rare
Travel & Places Transportation

Also means

dugout (military)

Usage Note

Unterstand at a bus or tram stop is a covered shelter protecting waiting passengers from rain. The word also has a military sense (bunker), but in everyday transport use it refers to the familiar glass or metal waiting shelter at stops.

Examples

"Die Gruppe wartete im Unterstand, bis der Bus endlich ankam."

Natural Translation

The group waited in the shelter until the bus finally arrived.

Literal Translation

The group waited in the shelter, until the bus finally arrived.

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