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steenweg

Definitions of steenweg
  1. noun
    an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
    synonyms: kasseiweg, straatweg, weg
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    types:
    afrit, afslag, invoegstrook, oprit
    a short road giving access to an expressway
    binnenpad, binnenweg
    a side road little traveled (as in the countryside)
    stopverbod
    a road on which you are not allowed to stop (unless you have a breakdown)
    omweg
    a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)
    hoofdverkeersader, hoofdweg, verkeersader, verkeersweg, voorrangsweg
    a major road for any form of motor transport
    brugdek, bruggedek, bruggendek, rijbaan, rijweg
    a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel
    afsnijden, binnenpad, binnenweg, kophout, kopshout, sluiproute, sluipweg
    a route shorter than the usual one
    dwarsweg, zijstraat, zijweg
    a minor road branching off of a main road
    speedway
    road where high speed driving is allowed
    travers, traverse, verbindingsweg, verkeersweg
    a public road from one place to another
    karrenspoor, karrespoor, landweg, piste, velodroom, wagenspoor, wielerbaan
    any road or path affording passage especially a rough one
    verkeersader
    a major or main route
    hartader
    a major thoroughfare that bears important traffic
    bypass, knipplaat, randweg, ringbaan, ringweg, rondweg, uitsnijding
    a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
    cul-de-sac, patstelling
    a street with only one way in or out
    rijbaan
    one of the two sides of a motorway where traffic travels in one direction only usually in two or three lanes
    tweebaansweg, vierbaans, vierbaansweg
    a highway divided down the middle by a barrier that separates traffic going in different directions
    A-weg, autobaan, autosnelweg, autostrade, autoweg, rijksweg, snelweg
    a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
    hoofdweg
    a highway
    type of:
    weg
    any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
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