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| | | (...) Why "Tow"? What set it came in shouldn't have any impact on how you name it. I think "Hose Reel 2 x 4 x 2 Holder with Autoroute Pattern" seems quite appropriate. --Bill. (22 years ago, 9-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | | | | Re: Autoroute!=Towing, right? —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | (...) My theory is that someone sometime thought the pattern looked like a tow truck lifting mechanism? (and missed the highway connotation, remember there were two entirely separate names). While we are considering a change, I'd actually like to (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | | | | | Re: Autoroute!=Towing, right? —Pedro Silva
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| | | | (...) I disagree, outside of Central Europe the word is not much known; the French alternative is more common in the ROTW. Besides, the French word is much more recogniseable for speakers of other languages. "Bahn" is not at all clear outside of the (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | | | | | Re: Autoroute!=Towing, right? —William R. Ward
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| | | | (...) I think that most Americans would know immediately what "autobahn" means. But I can't speak for people anywhere else. In the US, the autobahns are infamous for their lack of a speed limit. That makes most American drivers very jealous. (Of (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | | | | | Re: Autoroute!=Towing, right? —Pedro Silva
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| | | | (...) I just ran a search on google, and it gave me a new word which I think can be of universal understanding: Expressway! Here's the link: (URL) note that the background of the sign is usually blue, not green - AFAIK, green backgrounds are only (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | | | | | Re: Autoroute!=Towing, right? —William R. Ward
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| | | | | (...) pretty widely understood all over the US. (...) In the US, they're always green. Blue is only used for indicating services available at a destination (food, gas, lodging, hospital, etc.). (Brown is used to mark recreational destinations.) (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | | | | | | Re: Autoroute!=Towing, right? —Pedro Silva
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| | | | | | (...) I suppose it is the best choice, then (changes being made...) (...) Yes, I just became aware of that. I knew the signs were different, I just could not imagine they were SO different! One funny thing I noticed were the civil defence signs, (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Autoroute!=Towing, right? —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | (...) Only a little. (...) interviews. Grey persons are in the lead here. " This fits a lot of sorts of collections don't you think? Back to topic, I still say Autobahn is a good choice. It may not be the word used by natives to describe THEIR (...) (22 years ago, 11-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Autoroute!=Towing, right? —Pedro Silva
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| | | | | | (...) :-) (...) I do know what it means (unsure about "everyone", though); still, I think Autoroute is easier to understand for someone who's never heard of it before. I was unsuccessful trying to find a "Eurocode" or "directive" of some sort (...) (22 years ago, 11-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | | | | | Re: Autoroute!=Towing, right? —Steve Bliss
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| | | | (...) I don't know about "universal in the US", but freeway is generally used in this area (Michigan). But "expressway" is more universal, since it includes limited access dual carriageways which require tolls for usage. (...) Americans (esp. (...) (22 years ago, 11-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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