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Straßenbahn
     1. n-f. streetcar, tramway
S
     1. n. abbreviation of Süd; south
Bahn
     1. n-f. route, trail
           Sie bricht sich ihre eigene Bahn. (She blazes her own trail.)
     2. n-f. (rail transport) railway/railroad or rail transport
           Ich habe eine Tageskarte für Bus und Bahn. (I've got a day ticket for bus and rail.)
     3. n-f. A vehicle in rail transport ((especially a regional commuter train or tram, otherwise more often Zug or Tram))
           Die Bahn kommt immer zu spät! (The train is always late!)
           Ich binin der Bahn. - I'm on the train.
     4. n-f. (informal) short for, Autobahn
           Ich binauf der Bahn. - I'm on the motorway.
     5. n-f. (informal) short for, Fahrbahn, t=lane of a road
     6. n-f. A large, wide sheet of material used for waterproofing roofs and other structures; waterproofing membrane
     7. n-f. (astronomy) orbit
           Kometen umlaufen die Sonne auf exzentrischen Bahnen. (Comets orbit the Sun on eccentric orbits.)
     8. Proper noun. Deutsche Bahn, or its predecessors.
           Die Bahn schreibt schwarze Zahlen. (Deutsche Bahn announces a profit.)
     9. v. singular imperative of bahnen
     10. v. colloquial of
     bahnen
          1. v. to channel
                Sie bahnte sich ihren Weg durch die Menge.
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