blåljusväg

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Swedish

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Etymology 1

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From blåljus (blue light, emergency) +‎ väg (related).

Noun

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blåljusväg c

  1. something concerning emergency services
    • 2018 September 18, Jörgen Wåger, “Rådjur påkört efter Stenbergsvägen”, in Orsasajten[1], archived from the original on 31 August 2020:
      Inga personskador, ringa skador på bilen och rådjuret dog på plats, var det enda i blåljusväg som polisen hade att rapportera när det gäller Orsa det senaste dygnet.
      No injuries, minor damage to the car and the deer died on the spot, was the only emergency related thing that the police had to report regarding Orsa in the last 24 hours.

Etymology 2

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From blåljus (blue light, emergency) +‎ väg (road, way).

Noun

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blåljusväg c

  1. (colloquial) a specially adapted path or road for emergency services to gain access to places otherwise unreachable by the conventional road network
    Synonym: räddningsväg
  2. (colloquial) road often used by emergency vehicles as transit route, even if normal traffic may not use it as such
    Synonym: räddningsväg
Declension
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