passing place

noun

A place on a single-track road or bridge, only wide enough for one vehicle, where two vehicles travelling in opposite directions can pass each other.

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Meanings

nounpassing place (plural passing places)

plural passing places

  1. A place on a single-track road or bridge, only wide enough for one vehicle, where two vehicles travelling in opposite directions can pass each other.

Translations

German Ausweichstelle
  • Ausweichstelleplace where vehicles can pass each other
Norwegian Bokmål møteplass
  • møteplassplace where vehicles can pass each other
Swedish mötesplats
  • mötesplatsplace where vehicles can pass each other
Cite this entry
APA

passing place. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passing%20place

MLA

“passing place.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passing%20place. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “passing place,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passing%20place.

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