weg

Definitions of weg
  1. noun
    an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
    synonyms: kasseiweg, steenweg, straatweg
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    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
  2. noun
    any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
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    aanvliegroute, erehaag, luchtcorridor, voorsorteerstrook
    a narrow way or road
    corridor, doorgang, doortocht, gang, gangetje, passage
    a way through or along which someone or something may pass
    kasseiweg, steenweg, straatweg
    an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
    bordes, ladder, leer, opgang, pui, trap, trapladder, trapleer
    a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
    vaarwater, waterweg
    a conduit through which water flows
    afrit, afslag, invoegstrook, oprit
    a short road giving access to an expressway
    rijpad, ruiterpad
    a path suitable for riding or leading horses (but not for cars)
    binnenpad, binnenweg
    a side road little traveled (as in the countryside)
    gracht
    long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
    stopverbod
    a road on which you are not allowed to stop (unless you have a breakdown)
    landingstrap, passagierstrap
    a stairway or ladder that leads from one deck to another on a ship
    afvoergeul, geul
    a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass
    omweg
    a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)
    doorgang, doortocht, passage, toegangsdeur, toegangspoort
    something that provides access (to get in or get out)
    roltrap
    a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt
    brandladder, brandtrap, nooddeur, noodluik, nooduitgang
    a stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits exit in the case of fire or other emergency
    pui
    a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
    hoofdverkeersader, hoofdweg, verkeersader, verkeersweg, voorrangsweg
    a major road for any form of motor transport
    aanvliegroute, erehaag, luchtcorridor, voorsorteerstrook
    a well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic
    voetpad, wandelpad
    a trodden path
    brugdek, bruggedek, bruggendek, rijbaan, rijweg
    a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel
    mijnschacht
    a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel
    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
    jaagpad, trekpad, voetpad
    a path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats
    karrenspoor, karrespoor, landweg, piste, velodroom, wagenspoor, wielerbaan
    any road or path affording passage especially a rough one
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    artefact
    a man-made object taken as a whole
  3. noun
    an established line of travel or access
    synonyms: fietspad, koerslijn, rijwielpad, route
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    omloop, parcours, track
    (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data
    luchtroute, luchtweg, vliegroute, vluchtroute
    a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another
    omloop, rondgang
    a regular route for a sentry or policeman
    buslijn
    the route regularly followed by a passenger bus
    marsroute
    the route along which a column advances
    omloop, oogvlies, planeetbaan, planetebaan, planetenbaan
    the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
    kophout, kopshout
    a diagonal path
    aanvoerlijn, aanvoerroute, aanvoerweg, toevoerlijn
    a route over which supplies can be delivered
    luchtroute, luchtweg, vliegroute, vluchtroute
    the geographic route along which birds customarily migrate
    hoek, kant, richting, zijde
    a line leading to a place or point
    hoek, kant, richting, zijde
    the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
    koers
    general line of orientation
    tendens, tendentie, trend
    a general direction in which something tends to move
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    lijn, linie, rij
    a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
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