O-Bahnn.

Brit.

/ˈəʊbɑːn/, U.S.

/ˈoʊˌbɑn/

Forms: 1900s– O-Bahn, 1900s– O-bahn.

Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German O-Bahn.

Etymology: < German O-Bahn (A. Mischke 1975, in Lastauto Omnibus (Stuttgart) Mar. 35) < O- (in Omnibus bus) + Bahn (railway) track.

A track on which a bus, by means of special locking wheels, may run without needing to be steered; a bus or bus service which uses such a track.

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1982 Financial Times 9 June 15/3 The first application of the O-Bahn is a 1.3 km trackway in Essen, completed in September 1980 on an old tramway track.

1989 Daily Tel. 3 Oct. 11/2 About 70 people were hurt in a collision between two automated buses on the O-Bahn Busway in Adelaide... Buses on the 70 mph O-Bahn are steered by a guided rail with drivers operating the brakes.

2001 Independent on Sunday (Electronic ed.) 6 May The O-Bahn is a bus that effectively turns into a train for periods of the journey, running on a fixed track at speeds up to 60mph.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	o-bahn
释义	O-Bahnn. Brit. /ˈəʊbɑːn/, U.S. /ˈoʊˌbɑn/ Forms: 1900s– O-Bahn, 1900s– O-bahn. Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German O-Bahn. Etymology: < German O-Bahn (A. Mischke 1975, in Lastauto Omnibus (Stuttgart) Mar. 35) < O- (in Omnibus bus) + Bahn (railway) track. A track on which a bus, by means of special locking wheels, may run without needing to be steered; a bus or bus service which uses such a track. ΚΠ 1982 Financial Times 9 June 15/3 The first application of the O-Bahn is a 1.3 km trackway in Essen, completed in September 1980 on an old tramway track. 1989 Daily Tel. 3 Oct. 11/2 About 70 people were hurt in a collision between two automated buses on the O-Bahn Busway in Adelaide... Buses on the 70 mph O-Bahn are steered by a guided rail with drivers operating the brakes. 2001 Independent on Sunday (Electronic ed.) 6 May The O-Bahn is a bus that effectively turns into a train for periods of the journey, running on a fixed track at speeds up to 60mph. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1982
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