How do you use Autobahn in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like expressway or freeway, plus the exact meaning.
Autobahn meaning
- The high-speed intercity highways of Germany and Austria.
- Any wide, high-speed road.
Synonyms of Autobahn
Using Autobahn
- The main meaning on this page is: The high-speed intercity highways of Germany and Austria. | Any wide, high-speed road.
- Useful related words include: expressway, freeway, motorway, pike.
- In the example corpus, autobahn often appears in combinations such as: the autobahn, autobahn and, german autobahn.
Context around Autobahn
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Autobahn
- In this selection, "autobahn" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, nearby, german, controversial, feels, rest and great stand out and add context to how "autobahn" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a nearby autobahn but they and a second autobahn between eisenach. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "autobahn" sits close to words such as aachen, abayomi and abbots, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with autobahn
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
My internet is becoming an Autobahn without billboards. (8 words)
Habib I. is at an Autobahn rest stop some 300 kilometers away. (12 words)
A second Autobahn between Eisenach and Kassel is in construction ( Bundesautobahn 44 ). (12 words)
One troop from No1 Squadron, 2nd Battalion, advanced northwest from the town of Elsdorf to the village of Wistedt, two miles from a nearby autobahn, but they withdrew at dusk even though there was no sign of an enemy force in the area. (43 words)
When a fellow Dem tried to assuage his fears by crediting Dauber with “some good ideas,” Engstrom replied that people “with nefarious motives can also have good ideas” and cited as an example because he invested in the Autobahn. (39 words)
Subpar service could be a barrier to Tesla making more of an impact in Germany, where exacting car owners value how painstakingly their BMWs and Mercedes are cared for just as much as the speed of the Autobahn. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
It may feel like we’re on the Autobahn of innovation, and in some respects we are.
These things are pretty rare to see, so seeing one going apeshit on the Autobahn feels pretty special, even through a computer screen.
Habib I. is at an Autobahn rest stop some 300 kilometers away.
Discovered hashish, the autobahn, great euro cars, my future wife, German food, fisch bars, 's and so much more.
Grylls rated his charge perfectly as he cruised clear from De La Terre, who chased gamely in the straight, with Autobahn and Taroni closing off strongly to finish third and fourth, respectively.
He was found about a half-kilometer further north of the accident site on Autobahn 31 near Gescher, North Rhine-Westphalia, having pulled over after losing his cargo.
In Germany, for instance, they allow creeping along in electric mode in urban centers, then storming along at 140 mph or more (top speed is 155 mph) on unrestricted stretches of Autobahn.
One troop from No1 Squadron, 2nd Battalion, advanced northwest from the town of Elsdorf to the village of Wistedt, two miles from a nearby autobahn, but they withdrew at dusk even though there was no sign of an enemy force in the area.
In the 1960s, the home of the autobahn looked to be committed to a car-centric approach.
Like the German Autobahn, the new lanes would be designed for both high-speed and safety.
Some readers argued that the high quality of driving on Germany’s roads is the reason the controversial Autobahn no-speed limit system works.
Subpar service could be a barrier to Tesla making more of an impact in Germany, where exacting car owners value how painstakingly their BMWs and Mercedes are cared for just as much as the speed of the Autobahn.
There are unrestricted speed sections of the Autobahn, as well as areas with speed limits.
If you had enough room to gallop, I have no doubt that this car could comfortably eat Autobahn miles at 150 mph for hours without tiring you out.
My internet is becoming an Autobahn without billboards.
Perhaps the call of the satin-smooth, Autobahn-riding V12 drowns out all the other issues, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t there.
When a fellow Dem tried to assuage his fears by crediting Dauber with “some good ideas,” Engstrom replied that people “with nefarious motives can also have good ideas” and cited as an example because he invested in the Autobahn.
After the 1975 Autobahn tour, Kraftwerk began work on a follow-up album, Radio-Activity (German title: Radio-Aktivität).
A second Autobahn between Eisenach and Kassel is in construction ( Bundesautobahn 44 ).
At that time, the French trunk road left of the Rhine not been built, so that traffic would cross into Germany to use the Karlsruhe-Basel Autobahn.
Common combinations with autobahn
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the autobahn 16×
- autobahn and 3×
- german autobahn 3×
- an autobahn 2×
- autobahn runs 2×
- autobahn to 2×
- autobahn system 2×