Mautstelle

toll booth

noun MOWT-shtel-uh Rare

Origin: from Maut (toll), of Gothic origin

Also means

tollgate

Usage Note

Mautstelle is feminine, plural Mautstellen. Maut is the southern German and Austrian word for a road toll; you pass a Mautstelle on tolled motorways abroad and in Austria.

Examples

"An der Mautstelle bildete sich eine lange Schlange."

Natural Translation

A long queue formed at the toll booth.

Literal Translation

At the toll-booth formed itself a long queue.

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