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Tankstopp

fuel stop

noun TANK-shtop Rare
Travel & Places Transportation

Also means

refuelling break

Usage Note

Tankstopp is a brief stop to refuel a vehicle, especially during a long road journey. It is also used informally for any short break along the way, and in Formula 1 parlance for a pit stop involving fuelling.

Examples

"Wir müssen noch einen Tankstopp einlegen, bevor wir auf die Autobahn fahren."

Natural Translation

We need to make a fuel stop before we get on the motorway.

Literal Translation

We must still a fuel stop make, before we onto the motorway drive.

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