autobahn

See also: Autobahn

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔːtəˌbɑːn/
• Homophone: Audubon (with cot–caught merger and flapping)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Autobahn.

Noun

autobahn (plural autobahns or autobahnen)

1. The high-speed intercity highways of Germany.
   • 2009 January 22, Nicholas Kulish, “Soccer Titan Raises Profile of Tiny Village”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     On a recent afternoon a work crew and crane were affixing the tall lettering to the side of the team’s new stadium, just off the autobahn in Sinsheim, a few miles from Hoffenheim.