Ortsausgang

exit of a town, village boundary (outgoing)

noun ORTS-ows-gang Rare

Usage Note

Ortsausgang is the point where a road leaves a town, marked by a struck-through place-name sign in Germany. Speed limits typically increase at the Ortsausgang; it contrasts with Ortseingang (entry).

Examples

"Kurz hinter dem Ortsausgang beginnt die Bundesstraße."

Natural Translation

Just past the town exit, the federal road begins.

Literal Translation

Shortly behind the town-exit begins the federal-road.

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