Weg

Definitions of Weg
  1. noun
    a way especially designed for a particular use
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    types:
    Fußgängerweg
    a trodden path
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    Verkehrsweg
    any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
  2. noun
    how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
    synonyms: Mittel
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    Improvisation
    an unplanned expedient
  3. noun
    an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
    synonyms: Pfad, Route, Straße
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    Bundesstraße
    a major road for any form of motor transport
    Abkürzung
    a route shorter than the usual one
    Nebenstraße
    a minor road branching off of a main road
    Umgehungsstraße
    a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
    Sackgasse
    a street with only one way in or out
    Schnellstraße
    a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
    Wanderweg
    a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country
    type of:
    Verkehrsweg
    any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
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