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jernbane

noun masculinesubstantiv hankjønn

railway · rail (as a means of travel) · railway station

EtymologyOpphav

etter tysk Eisenbahn after German Eisenbahn

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. skinnelagt bane for tog a track laid with rails for trains
    • legge jernbane to lay a railway
    • jernbanen fra Oslo til Bergen ble åpnet i 1909 the railway from Oslo to Bergen opened in 1909
  2. tog (2)a train a traintog (2)
    • bruke jernbanen til transport to use the railway for transport
    • reise med jernbanen to travel by rail
  3. jernbanestasjona railway station a railway stationjernbanestasjon
    • stikke ned på jernbanen to pop down to the station
    • ha kort vei til jernbane og buss to have the station and the bus stop close by
  4. organisasjon som driver transport med tog an organisation that runs rail transport
    • være ansatt ved jernbanen to be employed by the railways