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bomring

English translation: toll ring

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Norwegian term or phrase:bomring
English translation:toll ring
Entered by: Per Bergvall

03:43 Sep 10, 2006
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
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Norwegian term or phrase: bomring
Kilometergodtgjørelse dekkes i henhold til Statens satser, og den enkelte medarbeider skal på kjørelisten vedhefte eventuelle utgifter for passering av bomringen eller parkeringsutgifter.
stephen mewes
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:12
toll ring
Explanation:
A ring of toll booths covering all access routes to a town, theoretically offering drivers the option of crossing into the inner town at a price, or driving round for free. The toll rings in Norway generally have no such function - they are merely moneymakers.
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Per Bergvall
Norway
Local time: 15:12
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5 +2toll ring
Per Bergvall
4toll road
brigidm


  

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toll ring


Explanation:
A ring of toll booths covering all access routes to a town, theoretically offering drivers the option of crossing into the inner town at a price, or driving round for free. The toll rings in Norway generally have no such function - they are merely moneymakers.


    Reference: http://pubsindex.trb.org/document/view/default.asp?lbid=2886...
Per Bergvall
Norway
Local time: 15:12
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
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toll road


Explanation:
The most common term, at least in the UK, is toll road - irrespective of whether the road forms a circle or not. See reference concerning making the M25 - which is a ring road - a toll road.


    Reference: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2501313.stm
brigidm
Norway
Local time: 15:12
Native speaker of: English
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