Nomen

die Wegstrecke

distance, stretch of road, route, leg

Wir haben eine lange Wegstrecke vor uns.

We have a long distance ahead of us.

Diese Wegstrecke ist besonders schön.

This stretch of road is particularly beautiful.

Er legte die gesamte Wegstrecke zu Fuß zurück.

He covered the entire distance on foot.

to cover a distance (eine Wegstrecke zurücklegen) He covered a long distance.

Synonyms: Distanz, Entfernung, Route

Composed of 'Weg' (way, path) and 'Strecke' (stretch, distance). Literally a 'way-stretch'.

Think of 'stretching' a path ('Weg') out to measure its distance. 'Weg' is like 'way'.

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