Ausfahrt

exit

noun OWS-fahrt Less Common

Also means

driveway exit

Usage Note

Ausfahrt is a motorway or driveway exit, opposite of Einfahrt. On the Autobahn you take die nächste Ausfahrt; the sign Ausfahrt freihalten means keep the exit clear.

Examples

"Wir verpassten die Ausfahrt und mussten umkehren."

Natural Translation

We missed the exit and had to turn back.

Literal Translation

We missed the exit and must turn-back.

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