Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Schlaufe
English translation:
(reversing) loop
Added to glossary by
Jan Liebelt
Oct 26, 2007 10:10
16 yrs ago
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German term
France
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Schlaufe
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Transport / Transportation / Shipping
Trams
It appears from the context (source sentence: "Das Tram ratterte bei der Endstation in die Schlaufe") that this is a part of the track, perhaps used to turn trams round.
Any tram-spotters or similar experts out there who know what the equivalent term would be in English?
Many thanks, as ever!
Any tram-spotters or similar experts out there who know what the equivalent term would be in English?
Many thanks, as ever!
Proposed translations
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| 3 +5 | (reversing track) loop |
Erik Freitag
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| 4 +3 | turnaround loop |
Peter Hindt
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Proposed translations
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Erik Freitag
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Works in field
Germany
Experienced, strong technical background
Native in: German 
Works in: Dutch to German, English to German, Flemish to German
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(reversing track) loop
More commonly known as a "Schleife", it's basically a loop.
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Maurice Claypole
: Or simply 'reversing loop': www.realroad.com/TPW/RevLoops.html and elsewhere
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Thank you, Maurice!
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David Moore (X)
: I agree with your "loop" (on its own!), but I do NOT like your reference; for me, all it gives is E-->D words. "Reversing track" is generally a different layout...
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Michael Harris
: I also agree with loop on its own
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Ingeborg Gowans (X)
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Assem Mazloum
: loop makes sense here
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks!"
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Peter Hindt
Austria
Austria
Native in German
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English
Specializes in field
Austria
Native in: German , English
Works in: German to English, English to German, Italian to English, and 3 more.
turnaround loop
"turnaround loop" searched in combination with "tram" in Google, gets 399 hits and 64 when searched together with "tramway". It is definitely the part of the track where the tram turns around, therefore I would steer clear of "reversing", since it does not need to reverse. That's the whole point of the loop!
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David Moore (X)
: Right, but I would avoid the "turnaround" personally. That is implicit in its being at the terminus, innit....
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hazmatgerman (X)
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jccantrell
: On the other hand, I would just use "turnaround" even though that would also include the 'roundhouse' things they use in San Francisco.
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