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town exit
The end of the built-up area of a town or village where you leave the place. In road traffic, this point is usually marked by a yellow sign with the place name crossed out.
Biegen Sie am Ortsausgang links ab in Richtung Autobahn.
Turn left at the town exit toward the highway.
The word is a compound of 'Ort' (place, in the sense of town, village, or city) and 'Ausgang' (exit). So it literally refers to the exit from a place.
Die Tankstelle befindet sich direkt am Ortsausgang.
The gas station is located right at the town exit.
To describe a position, this noun is almost always used with the preposition 'am', which is a contraction of 'an dem' (at the).
Treffen wir uns am Ortsausgang, bevor wir auf die Landstraße fahren.
Let's meet at the town exit before we drive onto the country road.
In road traffic, a yellow sign with a red place name crossed out marks the 'Ortsausgang' (town exit). From this sign onward, the built-up-area speed limit, usually 50 km/h, ends.
Nach dem Schild für den Ortsausgang darfst du wieder schneller fahren.
After the town exit sign, you may drive faster again.
exit / outcome
'der Ausgang' and 'der Ortsausgang' both have to do with leaving, but they are used in different situations. 'Ausgang' means a door or route through which you leave a building or room. 'Ortsausgang' means the point on the road where you leave a town or village. This is usually a sign at the end of the built-up area. The words can be confused because both contain 'Ausgang'. Remember: in a building, it is the 'Ausgang'; on the road at the end of a town or village, it is the 'Ortsausgang'.
Am Ortsausgang beginnt die Landstraße nach dem kleinen Wald.
At the town exit, the country road begins after the small forest.
Im Krankenhaus ist der Ausgang wegen der Bauarbeiten schlecht zu finden.
In the hospital, the exit is hard to find because of the construction work.