Rollbahn
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A rollbahn is a German word designating a runway. This may be:
- A one lane road, for example, in the Second World WarWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
it described key routes designated by the German Wehrmacht, for example, the route Moscow-Minsk-Brest (now highway No. 1). - The nickname for the Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg railwayWanne-Eickel–Hamburg railwayThe Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg railway is the shortest railway link between the Ruhr and the Hamburg Metropolitan Region and hence one of the most important railway lines in northwest Germany...
, part of the historic Hamburg-Venlo railway. - The taxiwayTaxiwayA taxiway is a path on an airport connecting runways with ramps, hangars, terminals and other facilities. They mostly have hard surface such as asphalt or concrete, although smaller airports sometimes use gravel or grass....
between runwaysRunwayAccording to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
or the runway of an airport and its terminal or other places.