spansk sväng

Swedish

A road sign describing a "Spanish turn".

Etymology

From spansk (“Spanish”) +‎ sväng (“turn”). Possible origin is that the concept was imported from the Spanish road system. According to the National Library of Sweden's newspaper archive attested since 2014.

Noun

spansk sväng c

(colloquial, traffic) Synonym of ögla (“jughandle turn”)
Synonym: bandyklubba
- 2022 April 1, Swedish Transport Administration, Bygg om eller bygg nytt‎, page 10:
  Körfält för vänstersväng kan utföras som i korsningstyp C samt som ögla (spansk sväng).
  Lanes for left turns can be made as in intersection type C and as a jughandle (Spanish turn).

Declension

Declension of spansk sväng
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	spansk sväng	spanska svängen	spanska svängar	spanska svängarna
Genitive	spansk svängs	spanska svängens	spanska svängars	spanska svängarnas

References

spansk sväng in The National Library's newspaper archive

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