Güterverkehr

German

Etymology

Güter (“goods”) +‎ Verkehr (“traffic”)

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Noun

Güterverkehr m (genitive Güterverkehrs or Güterverkehres, plural Güterverkehre)

  1. freight traffic
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 47/2010, page 87:
      Um das steigende Aufkommen beim Güterverkehr zu bewältigen, will Bundesverkehrsminister Peter Ramsauer (CSU) möglichst viel Transportgut auf die Bahn verlagern.
      To cope with the increasing rise in freight traffic, the federal minister of transport Peter Ramsauer (Christian Social Union) wants to shift as much cargo as possible onto the railroad.

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